23 Jan
2003
23 Jan
'03
2:51 p.m.
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Can you explain to us exactely what the
MMA is offering in exchange of this
money?
...
What protection does the MMA provides?
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MMA provides anti-trust protection. If the major commercial vendors go off
in private and work in collusion to influence consumer choice, that is an
illegal trust. The trade association gives us a forum to talk among each
other, and *everyone* in the industry, with legal protection.
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I can understand why steinberg and
emagic
(for example) would prefer to hide a standard war behind closed doors
instead of on a public mailling list.
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Mainly because companies act differently and say different things when they
know customers might be watching. Reality of business.
-Ron