Sonic Solutions grabs Roxio division

[JohnnyCNote]

Sonic Solutions grabs Roxio division

Sonic Solutions on Monday, Aug. 9, said it would acquire the consumer software division of online music firm Roxio Inc. for $80 million in cash and stock.

According to terms of the deal, Novato, Calif.-based Sonic Solutions, which makes DVD creation software, will pay $70 million in cash and issue shares valued at $10 million for the division of Santa Clara, Calif.-based Roxio. Sonic will purchase Roxio's entire software operation including Roxio's CD and DVD recording, authoring, photo and video editing application products.

[indolikaa]

I'm not sure this is a good thing at all...

[solarfox]

Let me guess: the next version of Roxio will be priced at $899 retail, and will come with a hardware dongle, a 400-page manual, and a certificate entitling you to a 5% discount on the attendance fees of their five-day training seminar on how to use it.

[GbMedusa]

Let me guess: the next version of Roxio will be priced at $899 retail, and will come with a hardware dongle, a 400-page manual, and a certificate entitling you to a 5% discount on the attendance fees of their five-day training seminar on how to use it. :D

[muttering to self] Oh great, just when I'd gotten over wetting myself... [/mts]

[indolikaa]

Oh no! I forgot about the Dongle!

AAUUGGHH!!!

[pyscrow]

Roxio's software has left me less than impressed for years. I think easy CD creator 5 was the end of it for me.

[gitreel]

Roxio is also changing it's name to napster as it will focus strictly on napster.

[pepegot1]

Ibid

[adam]

Scenarist is one of Sonic's absolute top of the line software products, and isn't even marketed for the consumer anyway. Sonic makes lots of affordable software. MyDVD is a decent authoring package that runs for as little as $50 and comes bundled with alot of DVD burners. They also make DVD slideshow authoring software that is only about $35.

I can't imagine that the current Roxio line will change much after Sonic's acquisition. Its been marketed as a "cheap and easy" solution and I'm sure that's how it will stay.

[mecg]

I liked the software when it was Adaptec. Nice, straight to the point, easy to use... I think I'll stick to Nero for my copying needs from now on.

[VidGuy]

Although Nero has become pretty bloated of late as well.......