You can't force a partnership with Apple.

MM

I'm a HP User and a B&O enthusiast and proud that I've kicked all my apple stuff 2,5 years ago ;-)

Apple has moved from an innovative computer firm to a "consumer only and make big money" firm.

The good Hardware comes from other firms - HP for example ;-)

Apple is more proud to sell the Devialet Phantom (I've heard) and this Beats Crap ...

Oh my, that's highly unfair - one of the UK's most famous radio brands is run 24/7 using one MacBook Pro and the iPhone is still the professionals choice. The new Apple TV is super.

It's sincerely not B&O's fault for not partnering with Apple, how can they when sadly Apple bought BEATS last year? I still don't understand why this happened and I still don't understand the need for Apple to make a stupid watch or implement a streaming music service but hey, that's the greedy world of business I guess. 

I'm afraid businesses are out of our hands, if you don't like something, just move on :)

Paul W wrote:

It's sincerely not B&O's fault for not partnering with Apple, how can they when sadly Apple bought BEATS last year? I still don't understand why this happened and I still don't understand the need for Apple to make a stupid watch or implement a streaming music service but hey, that's the greedy world of business I guess. 

1.  What does B&O have to offer apple? Designers? - Maybe. Big maybe.

2. High end $10,000 speakers and $30,000 TV's - God no. Apple tired making and iPod dock. It didn't sell enough to be worth their time. 

3. Greed is what a business is. Charging $4000 for the Moment is greed. It hasn't worked out for B&O though. Smart greed has worked for Apple.

Why did apple make the "stupid" Apple Watch?  Because customers have been hoping apple would make them for years,  that's probably why they have a 97% satisfaction rating and sell 1000x more than android wear 

Why did they buy beats? Not for the junkie hardware.  Apple redefined how music is sold and consumed in 2001. Music SALES are dropping and streaming climbing. The investors were all screaming for them to offer music streaming.  If they didn't offer it someone else would have stole the market.

HP is junk computers. It's embarrassing that B&O puts there name on such low end plastic.

if Apple DID buy B&O I would be thrilled. But I highly doubt they would offer anything other than the beoplay line after that. Too much of a niche, doesn't make enough money compared to anything else Apple offers.

The cheap consumers of HP (and many others more) a cheap series - that's not worth whats B&O stands for!

As I've spolen about HP, than I ment the professional series, like the Z Workstations and something like this!

But, I also can't understand why B&O ist fully about streaming music - without any CD drive? I've some songs stored on my phone, but the most is still on CD and Vinyl!

I like to insert the CD, look how they turn, see the sledge moving from one to another... and I think - a CD is still better sounding (I've never heard any losless coded music on an adequate music system, but MP3s aren't good enough to compare with CDs.

smuehli wrote:

a CD is still better sounding (I've never heard any losless coded music on an adequate music system, but MP3s aren't good enough to compare with CDs.

Do you still buy CD's though? The problem is for 95% of people a MP3 is more than good enough as is streaming. You holding onto a handful of your old CD's is not enough of a market for most companies to cater to.

Don't forget the potential for the badge appearing on Automotive products following the sale of that part of the company.. If HP boosts its image with a B&O label , who's next to get it on a car?

But the automotive part is sold to harmann . . . . 

For the CD's: Yes, I'm an old crow -  I love the hardware and to know that is mine!

If Apple, or any firm else, one time will fail or think that you've heard this music enough or what so ever will/may/could happen, I've the CD in my bookshelf . . .  and there are tons of CDs 😕

I love the latest HP range - they have come a long way.  A lot of companies would love to have the HP name. 

Have you seen the latest HP Spectre 360 and the X2 - it's a good product and well suited to the HP name.  When the 2 announced the partnership, neither of these products were released to the market. 

The whole world doesn't have to revolve around Apple.  Apple make nice products too - but not every one wants the same product, maybe under communism they do lol.