Alliances

Does anyone else think that the Star Alliance has gone crazy letting in new members, BMA,Austrian,Tyrolean,Lauda,Mexicana have all joined in the last 9 months, the Original Air Canada,Lufthansa,United,Thai,SAS & then soon after Varig & Air New Zealand/Ansett Alliance seems better, tho it hasn’t made Air New Zealand any cheaper, they just raised prices up 37%!!! Qantas is about $100 cheaper & better service