Odd indeed. The suits must have wanted to do this as a statement piece. Unfortunately, it leaves us no better informed about Revel than before, and considerably more confused as to where the high end home audio brands figure in their plans. They seemed pretty proud of JBL Pro though.
In my experience these events rarely leave the acquired subsidiary's focus entirely intact. I have no predictions beyond my observations that when Harman acquired companies it frequently botched the opportunities and went on to bury the brands. If Samsung and Harman truly believe they have similar cultures, history suggests it won't leave the fringe businesses in Harman's portfolio unchanged.
We may not actually see the impact for a few years though.
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