Korg Forums

keith-helen · Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:41 am Post subject: korg and roland competition law

Have just read in our national paper (Daily Mail 30.06.2020) that Korg and Roland have been fined a total of £5.5m for breaking competition law. Casio and Fender have been fined £3.7m and £4.5m respectively.
Our local dealer here in Brighton (GAK) was fined £278,945

Regards

Keith Lawton
_________________
keith lawton
76 PA4X ,yamaha Qy100, Band in a box, FL studio and a right handed banjo I am left handed!!
previous Yamahas, Technics KN800 KN 1000 Roland G800 and G1000, Korg M1,i3, i30HD PA 80 PA 800,
and PaAs

worth · Platinum Member Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 952

This is not a good look at all . Everyone knows these products are over priced for what they are but to be exposed for price fixing is disgraceful.

And from the Guardian article it looks like Yamaha exposed them !

karmathanever · Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:18 am Post subject:

Well I guess that secures the jobs and salaries of the CMA Confused

...and also NOT help the prices of future products.... !!!!!
_________________
------------------------------------------------------------------
## Please stay safe ##

Korg:---- PA4X-76, Kronos-61, WaveDrum Global
Roland:-- Jupiter-80, HS5 session mixer, A800 Pro MIDI controller
Casio:---- MZ-X500 (Don't react until you've tried one!!!)
------------------------------------------------------------------

chelsea4023 · Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:51 am Post subject:

Hi,
ROLAND £4 million.
KORG £1.5 million.
Chris

kbrkr · Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:07 pm Post subject:

I would of thought Yamaha would of been the BIGGEST offender!

Of their prices are fixed and not discounted at the retailers.
_________________
Pa4x, Nord Stage 3 Compact, LD Maui 28 (2), Kronos Remote and ForeScore

chelsea4023 · Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:30 pm Post subject:

Kbrkr,
You couldn't make it up. I read on another Forum that Yamaha blew the whistle on Roland and Korg in return for immunity from prosecution.
I think we need to get confirmation on that though.
Chris

karmathanever · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:15 am Post subject:

pa4x_user · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:21 am Post subject:

Yamaha was granted immunity.

Official UK Govt website >

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/musical-instrument-firms-to-pay-millions-after-breaking-competition-law
_________________
OS NEXT 3.1.0
Korg Pa4X with Bose L1M2 speaker system
Songbook+ app for iPad with Yamaha BT midi interface
Cubase 10.5 Pro DAW software
Dorico 2 scoring software
Yamaha CVP-309GP

karmathanever · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:11 pm Post subject:

Sam CA · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:03 pm Post subject:

Damn! Is Korg UK just an extension of Korg USA?
_________________
Sam

Korghelper · Senior Member Joined: 26 Jul 2017 Posts: 332

Yamaha ratted and cut a deal. Just like the Mafia..!

Kiss goodbye to the last brick and mortar stores. The margins are paper thin already. Pare them to the bone, only online retailers will be in business soon.

Kiss goodbye to trying one for free before you buy. Kiss goodbye to a knowledgeable sales clerk answering your questions. Kiss goodbye to comparing two or three models at the same time.

All this is the obvious endgame that started when manufacturers allowed online only retailers and basically destroyed the established brick and mortar system that had worked for centuries. The price we pay to save a few percent on the price is that we now have to make our decisions hands free, and most of the gains we make are lost in shipping costs back to the distribution center when what we bought sight unseen turns out to be obviously flawed once we got it in our hands.

But.... progress, right? Evil or Very Mad