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> So Dad, there's this company called Apple. They make a new kind of computer that's as well designed as a Bang & Olufsen stereo system, and underneath is the b
by vishnugupta 5y ago
> So Dad, there's this company called Apple. They make a new kind of computer that's as well designed as a Bang & Olufsen stereo system, and underneath is the best Unix machine you can buy. Yes, the price to earnings ratio is kind of high, but I think a lot of people are going to want these.
This aged well :-)
- zabzonk 5y agoActually, I am writing this on an Asus laptop with so-called "Bang & Olufsen Technology". The laptop is fine, though showing its age, but the sound quality through the built-in speakers is awful, and always has been - I now use a cheap Anker bluetooth speaker which is far better. And to be honest, I was never very impressed with the sound quality of B&O way back in the 1970s, when they were seen to be the height of sophistication.
- leoc 5y agoI get the impression that Apple since Jobs' return has actively gone out of its way to try not to have pundits and the general public make the pretty obvious comparisons to B & O or Bose, because they rightly see it as not a flattering comparison for Apple.
- skavi 5y agoBose’ QC series of headphones is great. Incredibly comfortable and well tuned with noise canceling that’s still very competitive with more recent headphones. The newer Bose 700 makes too many compromises to look nice IMO.
- ch_sm 5y agoYou should definitely try the newer Bang and Olufsens, if you‘re into high-end audio - like the Beolab 20 or Beolab 28. They‘re incredible, and actually compare favorably to B&W or KEF in the same price range. The laptop licensing shenanigans are awful though.