Why is the map from a wedge to a product induces isomorphisms between stable homotopy groups

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Let $X_i$ be topological spaces. Why does the map $f:\bigvee_i X_i\rightarrow \prod_i X_i$ induce isomorphisms $\pi^s_*(f)$ on stable homotopy groups?

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This is false. Indeed, $X\times Y$ is stably equivalent to $X\vee Y\vee (X\wedge Y)$ and so the map $X\vee Y\to X\times Y$ induces isomorphisms on stable homotopy groups iff the stable homomtopy groups of $X\wedge Y$ are trivial. For a very simple example, let $X=Y=S^0$. Then $X\vee Y$ is discrete with $3$ points so $\pi_0^s(X\vee Y)\cong\mathbb{Z}^2$ while $X\times Y$ is discrete with $4$ points so $\pi_0^s(X\times Y)\cong \mathbb{Z}^3$.