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Long live the consolidation. May it work out better than the consolidation between tuna cans and more expensive hearing aids.

(I have a friend who's an audiologist...watch Starkey, they are very proactive about industry changes and headwinds.)

Starkey is not exactly a quality company and I would be more than happy to see them put out of business. They tried to shaft their employees out of retirement money, they inflated their donation numbers, and a former executive was sent to prison for all kids of fraud.

Kids of fraud are no joke. I'm pretty sure I'm a kid of fraud.

I'm not familiar with those allegations, but none of that precludes them from innovating in the hearing aid space.

It is hard to do good work when you don’t have a team you trust.

Starkey used to be an industry leader. Sadly, not for a few decades.

Watch Oticon, and Sonova (Phonak/Unitron).

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