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Old 02-24-2014, 03:50 PM
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Thats pretty sweet. Cant wait to see what they come up with. You would think that it would probably make the prices come down, having the two big companies merging.
Prices could come down to compete with the Chinese companies. But only if they gain some synergies and reduce their costs. I don't expect this in the short term, though, and if anything might hold off further price reductions that both companies have been doing to compete with each other.
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Old 02-24-2014, 04:07 PM
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If you think prices will go up i do believe ur dilusional. Pricing on leds isnt going up..
See my response to "ur" post below.

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and if anything might hold off further price reductions that both companies have been doing to compete with each other.
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you buy them to eliminate lower prices/margins.
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Old 02-24-2014, 04:09 PM
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Lol good argument.
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Old 02-24-2014, 04:59 PM
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Prices have to come down. With the introduction of Jebao and Evergrow, if prices remain high demand will start to lower. I initially bought radions for my first tank and went with Evergrow for my frag tank. The prices just couldn't be beat.
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Old 02-24-2014, 06:53 PM
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The press release calls it a "merger", not a "buy out". The press release describes keeping each company separate though. I think there is something they aren't telling us. The only benefit I can see to this is more buying power for components, and thus maybe increasing margins. It doesn't really make sense to me...
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Old 02-24-2014, 08:03 PM
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Companies merge all the time. Generally it's a cooperative joining to enjoy the perks of being a much larger entity and can give their share prices a boost. In this case I think they are both privately owned so it's probably just a way they can stay in business without competing with each other.

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