Note that the man behind sequential released the Evolver this year and it is pretty awsome.

As did Linn release his guitar thing.

gibson at one point had purcased the Oberheim name, and I do know the last synth to bear the name was the OB12 which was designed by viscount in italy.

Kurzweil is owned by Young Chang in Korea, but R and D is still in the USA.

global markets, global companies,

By the way you have to look at the parts in the Moog before you can judge if it is just the name your paying for. Sure Alesis makes r made compressors but a Manley is a tad bit different in electronics, thus they are on opposite ends of the cost scale. One of them sounds better than the other too.

OK I could do with out the autographed model of the voyager myself, but hey, for a collector why not.