Reply To: The CEO is out – thoughts on future product direction

[Stan]

I’ve said this for the last couple CEOs. Good luck! B&O is in a very difficult situation, and I don’t know what I would do if I were in charge.

Challenges that I see:

• What can be done to create a desirable streaming device?  There’s just not much to work with. I thought the Moment was a decent concept, very poorly executed. But the bigger question is how to break through to the 95% of the market probably thinks “Why not just use my phone or iPad”?
• The kids are not as excited by stuff. They prefer their experiences. Also, since housing prices have gone up possibly more than B&O prices, many want to make moving as easy as possible. Big beautiful speakers don’t fit that model.
• Support. At these current prices, it better be top notch. Judging from Facebook and Reddit, it’s not. Yes, people like to complain, and many have unreasonable expectations, but still. Personally, I’ve had very good support lately, but it seems like I’m an exception.
• Economic headwinds, tariffs, wars…

I don’t have a plan, and I’m glad I’m not expected to :).  I just hope B&O survives because every time I get fed up and decide I’m not going to spend any more money with B&O, I can’t find a replacement.