One thing people are forgetting from this discussion is that when a manufacturer sells an arranger, they are not selling the styles.

That is why the style is not copyrighted to the manufacturer.

The manufacturer is selling the hardware unit.
The hardware unit integrates styles, sounds, OS and build quality in to one unit. That is what the manufacturer is selling.


Even if the MS can play Audya or any other arranger style (whether midi or audio) is not something that a manufacturer is too concerned about.
Because an MS is not an Audya.

An MS does not have all the Audya’s sounds, sthyles, OS, build quality integrated on it. Audya on MS is a poor man’s way of an Audya.

And, if you still don’t get what I am saying, if you still do not get the concept, try this.

If the MS samples a piano sound from the Korg M3, and then says the MS can play that wonderful sound from the Korg M3, do you think Korg is going to loose sleep over that?

In fact, that has been happening for years.