The shutdown seems to still be having effect. During the shutdown the FDA would not allow Philips to do any work, in any way, on the products which were shut down. The PET/CT and Brilliance CT lines were made in Cleveland. Today I see customers buying Siemens CT which kicks ass compared to the Philips offering. Philips is so far behind they can't ever catch up. Same for the PET/CT, a comparison between the Philips and either GE or Siemens can't help but rule out the Philips as not even competitive. I see many GE models chosen.
Philips is mortally wounded. Going down for the count. Executive management won't know about it until about 2 years after the doors are shuttered for good. They'll still be patting themselves on the back for the great job they are doing.
