Times certainly will get harder. With regards to your question, as alluded to in the BBC article, the price of their TVs is a bad joke which even seriously wealthy customers do not find funny. They need to slash TV prices and come up with ipod friendly audio to augment their superb range of speakers.

Cheers

Nigel    

Danish web-tv:

I also seriously doubt that the rising food prices affect the luxury electronic sales. If you can afford a 15.000 pound TV, you are probably not worrying about the price of a loaf of bread. I know I don't. Nevertheless they do worry about the question if an investment in an expensive TV is worth it. In these times with rapidly changing technical developments you can expect to get something better in a year or so. That is what's keeping me away from investing in a Beovision 7.40 for example and keeping my 2001 Avant for some time longer. 

How to save Bang & Olufsen? I've said it before and I'll say it again:

http://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/mrclockradio_small.jpg

The longer they wait, the worse it will be. 

Yep!  Confirmed in today's Daily Telegraph.  What can they do?  Produce quality goods at a reasonable price & just remember that customers, (a fickle lot), pay their salaries.

John