Sorry if this has been mentioned, but one thing I’ve been wondering about is the overall effect Behringer’s production may have on the synthesizer market, and communities.
I don’t tend to question their ethics as I don’t know enough about their practices specifically, but I do wonder if other companies would try similar if they had the capabilities of Behringer.
The main thing that has been running through my mind is the question of ‘What happen’s next?’
They could reissue everything, but what will they do after that?
Will it force other companies to innovate, while Behringer simply step out of the market after making their profits?
Dave Smith’s return with the evolver was no doubt due in part to cheap labour costs, with the company eventually increasing prices and (I would argue) quality. I think the context is obviously different as many of you have mentioned Behringer having their own factories etc, which puts them directly responsible for the standards of workers etc. But I wonder if Behringer will follow suit?