http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/ Engadget Comments for Bang & Olufsen CEO gets the boot for falling sales, profits http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/Jan 11th 2008 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/Jan 11th 2008 8:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/
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And secondly? I'd rather my money go to a hardworking factory worker in China, than give my money to some d-bag Danish "designer" who thinks he's a genius "artiste" for coming up with the design for a $250 wired telephone headset (which, btw isn't made in Denmark either).

And quite frankly, anybody who thinks the overpaid luxury designers at B&O are more deserving of their money than the women and men who put together their ipods and laptops is a douche-bag.]]>Jan 12th 2008 2:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/
Anyone use B&O gear and know if it's THAT good? I was visiting my step brother at his school last year and in the nearby mall (King of Prussia anyone?) they had a B&O shop, they were charging like 900$ for a friggin home phone! its incredible, theyre like Vertu, it looks cool... sorta, but has older technology and is priced like incredibly, aparently their design is good cause i remember the shop like it was yesterday, nice looking stuff.

Bang & Olufsen prices= epicfail!]]>Jan 11th 2008 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/
If you have the cash to spend, I recommend B&O, especially for audio equipment. I can't say I'm a fan of their take on TV's since CRT's were abandoned however. Their telephones are top notch as well.

One obvious factor to deal with when considering the price is that a lot of their products have great second hand values. Sure, they drop in price like used cars as with all electronics, but the second hand price of a 3+ year old system is still pretty steep. Not to mention the fact that a lot of their products are cult products that after a while even becomes more expensive as units get's more scarse and replacement parts harder to find.]]>Jan 11th 2008 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/I'm also curious if anyone has ever used B&O gear. It's very expensive, obviously, but I want to know if it just looks sleek or if its really good stuff. ]]>Jan 11th 2008 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/Jan 11th 2008 11:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/Jan 11th 2008 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/
Also, I had no idea about the whole Audi thing, but that will most likely get them out of the red quicker than just Aston Martin. This is because even if the systems are just in A8s, there are most likely more A8s sold alone in one year than the whole Aston Martin fleet, unfortunately. Audi was a good move, they will hopefully help B&O out.]]>Jan 11th 2008 11:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/
I have been a long-time B&O fan, and own a few of their products. Their audio systems from the '80s were just amazing. The audio system I bought in 2004 was not bad, but not stellar. Their telephones are a bunch of embarrassingly poor-build-quality crap. And, they should not even be in the TV business -- quite subpar.

Basically, technological developments have passed them by. They are woefully behind in today's digital world. And, companies such as Apple have overtaken them in design.]]>Jan 11th 2008 9:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/Jan 11th 2008 10:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/Jan 12th 2008 12:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/Jan 12th 2008 12:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/Jan 12th 2008 1:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/PS to B&O: Mass produce in Taiwan like Apple! to bring the price down several notches!!! and still make profits like Apple!...Hello? But a bad habit (greediness) is hard to break.]]>Jan 12th 2008 1:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/
the sooner b&o are dead the better imho.]]>Jan 12th 2008 2:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/
True, they are not respected among audio enthusiasts and I agree about that, the audio from all I've heard is hugely over its price range, but Bose doesn't even bother to come up with expensive gimmicks to justify at least some of the high price, even if it's not nearly as high as B&O. They (Bose) are all marketing BS, like the "port" design and such, which doesn't cost crap.]]>Jan 12th 2008 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/
I dont have B&O - but a lot of their things are actually very nice.

But until they get 1080p BeoLink :-) i wont buy B&O. But after / then maybee.]]>Jan 12th 2008 3:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/
B&O is worse than Apple when it comes to design vs. functionality.

Sure, their products look good, but more often than not they don't preform all that well for the price. ]]>Jan 12th 2008 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/Jan 12th 2008 5:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/
Someone mentioned having a B&O unit for 10 years? My main amp is a NAD amp from 1979. It works perfectly, sounds better than a B&O unit (I guarantee it) and was almost certainly cheaper. ]]>Jan 12th 2008 6:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/Jan 12th 2008 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/
“We were a bit hesitant to go into flat-screen TVs because the quality wasn’t good enough, but the world moves quickly, so we built our prestigious, aluminium-framed screen. Maybe I shouldn’t say that, but we got back the pride in B&O.”

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/movers_and_shakers/article3136566.ece]]>Jan 12th 2008 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/Jan 13th 2008 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/11/bang-and-olufsen-ceo-gets-the-boot-for-falling-sales-profits/
I am a big fan of B&O ever since I first purchased 6 years ago. Do you know of any other TV that turns to face you, automatically adjusts the picture depending on the room environment and has amazing sound?? Also the acoustic lens technology that is on maybe 40% of their speakers creates near perfect sound. £10,000 for their top of the range speaker that creates sound reproduction of £25,000 or more expensive speakers from other brands.

Maybe the fact that there are the longest running audio/video brand since 1925 says something about the brand and it has been in the top 5 coolest brands in the UK for the past 4 years?? Most hollywood film directors add B&O into their sets, do you see them jumping to have BOSE or SONY in their films? It is also interesting to hear that Audi have dropped their association with BOSE in favour of B&O. ]]>May 30th 2008 11:55AM