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If you have any questions about anything Bang &amp;amp; Olufsen related - please ask. If you have anything to say - please tell!</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)</generator><item><title>Re: Article in German newspaper - Welt</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/340828.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:25:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:340828</guid><dc:creator>SWISS_2</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/340828.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=340828</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;A good article&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article13638220/B-amp-O-will-in-die-Liga-von-Apple-aufsteigen.html"&gt;http://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article13638220/B-amp-O-will-in-die-Liga-von-Apple-aufsteigen.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Regarding Model Apple and LEGO:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I take the liberty of translating one important paragraph from the DIE WELT article, thusly:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;quot; Mantoni&amp;#39;s strategy&amp;nbsp;is based on three models: The computer manufacturer Apple, the LEGO toy company, and of the motorcycle manufacturer Triumph.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;From very different stories of the companies he has worked for B &amp;amp; O a simple strategy: &amp;quot; Leaner, faster, stronger &amp;quot; (&amp;quot;leaner, faster, stronger&amp;quot;) is emblazoned on his PowerPoint slides. &amp;quot; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;But once he talks straight. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;quot;We are in a situation where we have to make hard decisions&amp;quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Notie that Apple as a strategy model is first and most important to Tue Mantoni as CEO. A very positive and realsitic&amp;nbsp;comment regarding the realities and importance of market share of Apple users, product innovation,&amp;nbsp;and the Apple product quality today, I think.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Article in German newspaper - Welt</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/340825.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:40:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:340825</guid><dc:creator>Larskoelle</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/340825.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=340825</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi there,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please find attached an article from the german newspaper Welt.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;http://translate.google.de/translate?sl=de&amp;amp;tl=en&amp;amp;js=n&amp;amp;prev=_t&amp;amp;hl=de&amp;amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;amp;layout=2&amp;amp;eotf=1&amp;amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.welt.de%2Fwirtschaft%2Farticle13638220%2FB-amp-O-will-in-die-Liga-von-Apple-aufsteigen.html&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I guess nothing really new for most of the forum members but I am wondering why there is such long lag between fiscal year ending and such an article. Looks like moving the marketing department from Struer to Copenhagen makes sense ;-)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Lars&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>