Logitech's Plantronics Acquisition Talks Fall Through

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Last week, we reported that Logitech was looking to acquire the headset maker Plantronics. Now, Reuters reports that those negotiations have been "terminated." According to their sources, Logitech are the ones who ultimately walked away from the deal, as the two companies couldn't agree on a price. Even though Plantronics only has a $2 billion market cap, Logitech allegedly offered over $3 billion for the company, which apparently still wasn't enough for Plantronics.

The deal would have been by far Logitech's largest acquisition, amid a push to diversify its business beyond computer peripherals. It would have come as Logitech and Plantronics seek to keep down manufacturing costs following the introduction of tariffs on imports from China into the United States.
 
probably more to it then just money alone.. my guess is logitech's probably just buying it purely for the IP and dissolve the brand/company while plantronics wants to keep the company producing under the brand name.
 
Wow, there isn't much to most of Plantronics products. The big difference is they are designed for commercial use (call centers) and they don't break easy.
It seems Logitech could own this market if they really wanted by producing niche products like this.
 
3 billion seems really pricey for Plantronics. They make good office stuff, but their consumer gear is meh.
 
Dekoth-E- said:
I'm so relieved
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Me too.

I have worked in the communications industry for quite a long time, and Plantronics IS THE ONLY brand I will use. Everything else sucks pure shit. After 20+ years of talking on the phone for a living and using many different brands of equipment, I will gladly plunk down $200 for a Plantronics headset ANY DAY over ANYTHING else.
 
Dr. Righteous said:
Wow, there isn't much to most of Plantronics products. The big difference is they are designed for commercial use (call centers) and they don't break easy.
It seems Logitech could own this market if they really wanted by producing niche products like this.
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Its not as much the product lineup or outward appearance, its the R&D and support you get for the device as a business user.

Working at a call center in IT and getting access to and beta testing new, un-released, softphone headset designs like the blackwire line was nice and they took serious consideration to the DSP changes to sound quality and active noise cancellation in the models we tested at the time I worked there.

Including tweaks to the volume peak protection (for people who wear headsets and are on the phone for 8+ hours a day, this matters to protect your hearing!).

Great products and company in my opinion, would recommend 100% for business use, and most products for personal use too.
 
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