This is an interesting article. However Mr Sorensen may wish to stop mentioning how B&O beat Apple to the market with the click wheel but didn't get a patent. Apple is increasingly moving away from the click wheel. The higher end iPods that don't use the click wheel are the iPod touch or the iPhone. He should have an Audi A8 or at least

Well written article. Thanks Here is the link: http://www.ddimagazine.com/displayanddesignideas/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003651179

ABT Electronics is indeed a terrific store. I have purchased several B&O items there as well as TVs and a camcorder. The store is huge with an extraordinary selection and very good service. The store is located in the suburbs northwest of Chicago. An extra piece of information that probably nobody wants to know is that Abt is the name of the family

I would like to keep my BC2 for a long time. Does anybody know what the cost is to upgrade to MKII? Also what does the upgrade include? Thanks,

Great letter Mark. Since I made my previous posting earlier today, I have been thinking about a B&O purchase I had intended to do tomorrow which was to be a Beo5. I think I will still visit the store but I will ultimately wait to see what happens before making a purchase. I have a Beomedia 1 and only use it for internet radio. In retrospect if I

It is true that it really doesn't matter which operating system B&O uses. However their track record with the Beomedia 1 leaves much to be desired. Software based systems need a large support and development team with a lot of coordination. I am very familiar with managing software development teams based in different countries. I hope B&O

What will Beosound 5 actually do? I am not really clear on this. Thanks,

I hope this is a trend. I have been waiting for high quality non-DRM downloads from a major classical label. I have already downloaded 3 albums which sound great on the Beomedia 1 and iPod. Especially impressive is liner notes in PDF format are included with most downloads. I hope Decca is next. Thanks for the link. Bill

JoC: Cool, must be very near to Bloomingdales Home then, must remember that for the future. Wow! You know the area fairly well. There is a large Nordstrom's nearby also.

JoC: I quite like Chicago, and really liked the store on Oak St., I usually stay in or around Water Tower Place (North Michigan Ave.), any idea where the new store is in relation... i.e. would it be within walking distance. The B&O store is about a 7 blocks from the Water Tower. Walk south on Michigan avenue to Ohio street and then turn right (west