korg and roland competition law
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- keith-helen
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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
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Keith Lawton
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 have now got left handed banjo
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 have now got left handed banjo
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Well I guess that secures the jobs and salaries of the CMA 
...and also NOT help the prices of future products.... !!!!!

...and also NOT help the prices of future products.... !!!!!
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Similar report from the media but honestly, who in their right mind would ever trust the media?I read on another Forum that Yamaha blew the whistle on Roland and Korg
Not suggesting that it's false though....

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Yamaha was granted immunity.
Official UK Govt website >
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/musi ... tition-law
Official UK Govt website >
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/musi ... tition-law
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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?
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?
