Ok, I would like to clear this up right now. There is no "merge." Don't believe anything you hear about a "merge" unless it actually happens. It's the same old crap about this rumored "merge" that has been going around for 20 years. I spoke to a reliable source just last night about this and that person assured me nothing has changed and if it does it would take a lot longer than the now rumored 6 - 8 weeks.
So fuggetaboudit!