Rovi buys MainConcept

[lordsmurf]

The merger was finalized today.

Rovi = Sonic + DivX / Mainconcept

Sonic = Scenarist + RecordNow + Roxio
Rovi bought Sonic in December
http://stage.rovicorp.com/company/newscenter/pressreleases/1434_14356.htm

Sonic bought DivX in October
http://www.mainconcept.com/press/single-view/article/sonic-completes-integration-of-mainconcept.html

MainConcept was bought by DivX in 2007.

I'm not liking this.
When consumer and pro apps share the same owner, the top end products tend to get watered down with dummy-friendly interfaces and a stripping of features. Just look at what happened to RecordNow.

[kuka1]

Discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2013, includes the DivX and MainConcept business, the Rovi Entertainment Store business, the Consumer Web business, expenses related to settling a patent claim against the Roxio Consumer Software business for the period prior to the business being sold and expenses we recorded for indemnification claims related to another former Software business which was disposed of in 2008 (see Note 5 to Consolidated Financial Statements). The loss in discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2013, is primarily due to recording a $64.9 million impairment charge to write-down the net assets of the DivX and MainConcept business to fair value less cost to sell, a $73.1 million impairment charge to the assets of the Rovi Entertainment Store business and recording a $6.8 million impairment charge to the goodwill and intangible assets of the Consumer Web business as well the loss on disposal of the Rovi Entertainment Store (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Discontinued operations in 2012 includes the DivX and MainConcept business, the Rovi Entertainment Store business, the Consumer Web business, the Roxio Consumer Software business and expenses we recorded for indemnification claims related to the Company’s previous software business which was disposed of in 2008 (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

[TreeTops]

So is there anything left?

[Gravitator]

comes to mind only Google, as an opportunity to buy DivX
- ticklish situation for DivX, as they are obliged to comply with equal neutrality in relation to all of its licensing partners

[kuka1]

Why not Microsoft?

[Gravitator]

Why not Microsoft?

hinders xbox, nokia and satanist Bill Gates