Plantronics Headphone
according toArchyde.com reportsHP is preparing for $3.3 billion in cash,buyVideoconferencing equipment company Poly. HP mainly takes a fancy to the currently popular mixed work style of “half time at home and half time in the office”, and hopes to launch corresponding video and headset products. HP did not say whether Poly would continue to maintain its own independent brand, or whether the CEO would remain in the role, saying only that the acquisition is expected to close by the end of 2022.
Poly’s original name was Plantronics, which acquired video equipment maker Polycom in 2018.Renamed Poly in 2019. Since then, Poly has gradually abandoned the personal headset market, and has instead focused more on equipment such as speakers and video for conference rooms.However, presumably HP bought HyperX before After that, there should be no need for Poly’s product line to hit the personal audio market.
In any case, this marks the end of a rather important chapter in the personal audio world. Plantronics is one of the pioneers of Bluetooth headsets and mobile phone hands-free products, and has also produced some pretty good products, but because of its “business use” stereotype too deep, although the market has blown up in recent years. Wireless earphones are trending, but Plantronics can’t beat the likes of Apple, Bose, and Sony. In the end, after the acquisition of Polycom, it was only named “Poly” and completely abandoned the original name of Plantronics. Perhaps it can be seen that Plantronics has admitted its defeat in the consumer market and focused on office products.
Logitech used to be in 2018At one point nearly bought Plantronics, it can be seen that Plantronics is considering selling itself is not a recent thing. Perhaps eventually acquired by HP, for the two old brands Plantronics and Polycom, it may be the best home.