They didn't buy any of this so that they could take it out to Oxnard and bury it. CMG intends to make money with this brand. They have stated that they intend to build both acoustic and electric instruments in the US and they bought rested assets, which probably means spare parts, design rights, existing supplies, etc. I don't see any reason for alarm in any of this. As th=o what they do with the Guild brand and as to their degree of success; these things remain to be seen and they are dependent upon not only CMG but also the consumer, for, in the long term, the fate of any company lies with their customers.
The decisions that CMG makes from this point forward is out of my hands and my policy is not to worry about what is beyond my control. If they offer a decent product at a reasonable price I'll consider buying from them. If not, it's goodbye; at least for the time being. There's nothing new with any of this, it's SOP for me. At one time I was a loyal Gibson customer but I haven't owned a Gibson in over 20 years and could not care any less about them as a brand. If they begin to offer consistency and value once again you can bet that there'll be a Gibson or two in my collection soon thereafter.
Idle speculation makes little sense to me and I can't imagine serving any valuable purpose beyond the value of any feedback that CMG takes away from reading these posts. If the speculation gets too crazy you can bet that they will take us, collectively, less seriously.