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Sony and BMG merge.

As if the big record companies weren't big enough as it is.

Awww crap...

I don't see a problem with it.

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:I don't see a problem with it.

You won`t say that when everything is owned by one big company.

Sorry, but I don't believe in slippery slopes.

Consolodation like this is just one sign of a shrinking market.

Crazy.

As businesses merge and grow to these kinds of sizes, competition becomes irrelevant and quality isn't a prime concern.

I dont know much about the music industry but consolodations usually end up meaning higher costs for the customer and layoffs for employees. Nothing to be happy about. The only case when they are good is when there isnt enough customer base to keep two companies alive.

There are good and bad mergers.


Alias + Wavefront = good merger.


Sony + BMG = ......well I don't know. From the looks of it, it seems only the music aspect of Sony is getting affected. And I don't really use Sony products anyway.

Sony and BMG are already both members of the RIAA. Since it's the RIAA that's doing all the pricefixing and whatnot, I don't see this having much impact--for now.

If the RIAA is broken up, Sony-BMG will be the biggest record company left, which I don't see as a good thing.