Hopefully it will not change the passion of design. Moto Guzzi has been handed around controlling interests since the early 1970's and it has not made much difference except for the strange period under De Tomasso's reign but whatever it takes to stay in business is ok I 'spose. It would be hearbreaking to lose a manufacturer of such unique machines no matter if they have rubber bands or bevels IMHO variety is the spice of life and some of the sporting Ducatis in the last 35 years have been pretty spicy