diff --git a/src/observable/merge.ts b/src/observable/merge.ts
index 25843ca227..599ee85684 100644
--- a/src/observable/merge.ts
+++ b/src/observable/merge.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,101 @@
-import {  mergeStatic  } from '../operator/merge';
+import { Observable, ObservableInput } from '../Observable';
+import { IScheduler } from '../Scheduler';
+import { ArrayObservable } from './ArrayObservable';
+import { isScheduler } from '../util/isScheduler';
+import { mergeAll } from '../operators/mergeAll';
 
-export const merge = mergeStatic;
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+/* tslint:disable:max-line-length */
+export function merge<T>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T>;
+export function merge<T>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, concurrent?: number, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T>;
+export function merge<T, T2>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2>;
+export function merge<T, T2>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, concurrent?: number, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2>;
+export function merge<T, T2, T3>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: ObservableInput<T3>, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2 | T3>;
+export function merge<T, T2, T3>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: ObservableInput<T3>, concurrent?: number, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2 | T3>;
+export function merge<T, T2, T3, T4>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: ObservableInput<T3>, v4: ObservableInput<T4>, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2 | T3 | T4>;
+export function merge<T, T2, T3, T4>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: ObservableInput<T3>, v4: ObservableInput<T4>, concurrent?: number, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2 | T3 | T4>;
+export function merge<T, T2, T3, T4, T5>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: ObservableInput<T3>, v4: ObservableInput<T4>, v5: ObservableInput<T5>, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5>;
+export function merge<T, T2, T3, T4, T5>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: ObservableInput<T3>, v4: ObservableInput<T4>, v5: ObservableInput<T5>, concurrent?: number, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5>;
+export function merge<T, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: ObservableInput<T3>, v4: ObservableInput<T4>, v5: ObservableInput<T5>, v6: ObservableInput<T6>, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6>;
+export function merge<T, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: ObservableInput<T3>, v4: ObservableInput<T4>, v5: ObservableInput<T5>, v6: ObservableInput<T6>, concurrent?: number, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6>;
+export function merge<T>(...observables: (ObservableInput<T> | IScheduler | number)[]): Observable<T>;
+export function merge<T, R>(...observables: (ObservableInput<any> | IScheduler | number)[]): Observable<R>;
+/* tslint:enable:max-line-length */
+/**
+ * Creates an output Observable which concurrently emits all values from every
+ * given input Observable.
+ *
+ * <span class="informal">Flattens multiple Observables together by blending
+ * their values into one Observable.</span>
+ *
+ * <img src="./img/merge.png" width="100%">
+ *
+ * `merge` subscribes to each given input Observable (as arguments), and simply
+ * forwards (without doing any transformation) all the values from all the input
+ * Observables to the output Observable. The output Observable only completes
+ * once all input Observables have completed. Any error delivered by an input
+ * Observable will be immediately emitted on the output Observable.
+ *
+ * @example <caption>Merge together two Observables: 1s interval and clicks</caption>
+ * var clicks = Rx.Observable.fromEvent(document, 'click');
+ * var timer = Rx.Observable.interval(1000);
+ * var clicksOrTimer = Rx.Observable.merge(clicks, timer);
+ * clicksOrTimer.subscribe(x => console.log(x));
+ *
+ * // Results in the following:
+ * // timer will emit ascending values, one every second(1000ms) to console
+ * // clicks logs MouseEvents to console everytime the "document" is clicked
+ * // Since the two streams are merged you see these happening
+ * // as they occur.
+ *
+ * @example <caption>Merge together 3 Observables, but only 2 run concurrently</caption>
+ * var timer1 = Rx.Observable.interval(1000).take(10);
+ * var timer2 = Rx.Observable.interval(2000).take(6);
+ * var timer3 = Rx.Observable.interval(500).take(10);
+ * var concurrent = 2; // the argument
+ * var merged = Rx.Observable.merge(timer1, timer2, timer3, concurrent);
+ * merged.subscribe(x => console.log(x));
+ *
+ * // Results in the following:
+ * // - First timer1 and timer2 will run concurrently
+ * // - timer1 will emit a value every 1000ms for 10 iterations
+ * // - timer2 will emit a value every 2000ms for 6 iterations
+ * // - after timer1 hits it's max iteration, timer2 will
+ * //   continue, and timer3 will start to run concurrently with timer2
+ * // - when timer2 hits it's max iteration it terminates, and
+ * //   timer3 will continue to emit a value every 500ms until it is complete
+ *
+ * @see {@link mergeAll}
+ * @see {@link mergeMap}
+ * @see {@link mergeMapTo}
+ * @see {@link mergeScan}
+ *
+ * @param {...ObservableInput} observables Input Observables to merge together.
+ * @param {number} [concurrent=Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY] Maximum number of input
+ * Observables being subscribed to concurrently.
+ * @param {Scheduler} [scheduler=null] The IScheduler to use for managing
+ * concurrency of input Observables.
+ * @return {Observable} an Observable that emits items that are the result of
+ * every input Observable.
+ * @static true
+ * @name merge
+ * @owner Observable
+ */
+export function merge<T, R>(...observables: Array<ObservableInput<any> | IScheduler | number>): Observable<R> {
+ let concurrent = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
+ let scheduler: IScheduler = null;
+  let last: any = observables[observables.length - 1];
+  if (isScheduler(last)) {
+    scheduler = <IScheduler>observables.pop();
+    if (observables.length > 1 && typeof observables[observables.length - 1] === 'number') {
+      concurrent = <number>observables.pop();
+    }
+  } else if (typeof last === 'number') {
+    concurrent = <number>observables.pop();
+  }
+
+  if (scheduler === null && observables.length === 1 && observables[0] instanceof Observable) {
+    return <Observable<R>>observables[0];
+  }
+
+  return mergeAll(concurrent)(new ArrayObservable(<any>observables, scheduler)) as Observable<R>;
+}
diff --git a/src/operator/concat.ts b/src/operator/concat.ts
index d305552c74..2e020d99e2 100644
--- a/src/operator/concat.ts
+++ b/src/operator/concat.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { Observable, ObservableInput } from '../Observable';
 import { IScheduler } from '../Scheduler';
 import { concat as higherOrder } from '../operators/concat';
 
+export { concat as concatStatic } from '../observable/concat';
+
 /* tslint:disable:max-line-length */
 export function concat<T>(this: Observable<T>, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T>;
 export function concat<T, T2>(this: Observable<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2>;
diff --git a/src/operator/merge.ts b/src/operator/merge.ts
index b04f44e820..51733bf8e5 100644
--- a/src/operator/merge.ts
+++ b/src/operator/merge.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Observable, ObservableInput } from '../Observable';
 import { IScheduler } from '../Scheduler';
 import { merge as higherOrder } from '../operators/merge';
 
-export { mergeStatic } from '../operators/merge';
+export { merge as mergeStatic } from '../observable/merge';
 
 /* tslint:disable:max-line-length */
 export function merge<T>(this: Observable<T>, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T>;
diff --git a/src/operators/concat.ts b/src/operators/concat.ts
index 8f3f54f89c..593525972b 100644
--- a/src/operators/concat.ts
+++ b/src/operators/concat.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { IScheduler } from '../Scheduler';
 import { OperatorFunction, MonoTypeOperatorFunction } from '../interfaces';
 import { concat as concatStatic } from '../observable/concat';
 
+export { concat as concatStatic } from '../observable/concat';
+
 /* tslint:disable:max-line-length */
 export function concat<T>(scheduler?: IScheduler): MonoTypeOperatorFunction<T>;
 export function concat<T, T2>(v2: ObservableInput<T2>, scheduler?: IScheduler): OperatorFunction<T, T | T2>;
diff --git a/src/operators/merge.ts b/src/operators/merge.ts
index 21c58f3fd9..69524e387b 100644
--- a/src/operators/merge.ts
+++ b/src/operators/merge.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { Observable, ObservableInput } from '../Observable';
 import { IScheduler } from '../Scheduler';
-import { ArrayObservable } from '../observable/ArrayObservable';
-import { mergeAll } from './mergeAll';
-import { isScheduler } from '../util/isScheduler';
 import { OperatorFunction, MonoTypeOperatorFunction } from '../interfaces';
+import { merge as mergeStatic } from '../observable/merge';
+
+export { merge as mergeStatic } from '../observable/merge';
 
 /* tslint:disable:max-line-length */
 export function merge<T>(scheduler?: IScheduler): MonoTypeOperatorFunction<T>;
@@ -21,27 +21,6 @@ export function merge<T, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>(v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: Observ
 export function merge<T>(...observables: Array<ObservableInput<T> | IScheduler | number>): MonoTypeOperatorFunction<T>;
 export function merge<T, R>(...observables: Array<ObservableInput<any> | IScheduler | number>): OperatorFunction<T, R>;
 /* tslint:enable:max-line-length */
-
-export function merge<T, R>(...observables: Array<ObservableInput<any> | IScheduler | number>): OperatorFunction<T, R> {
-  return (source: Observable<T>) => source.lift.call(mergeStatic(source, ...observables));
-}
-
-/* tslint:disable:max-line-length */
-export function mergeStatic<T>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T>;
-export function mergeStatic<T>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, concurrent?: number, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T>;
-export function mergeStatic<T, T2>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2>;
-export function mergeStatic<T, T2>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, concurrent?: number, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2>;
-export function mergeStatic<T, T2, T3>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: ObservableInput<T3>, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2 | T3>;
-export function mergeStatic<T, T2, T3>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: ObservableInput<T3>, concurrent?: number, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2 | T3>;
-export function mergeStatic<T, T2, T3, T4>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: ObservableInput<T3>, v4: ObservableInput<T4>, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2 | T3 | T4>;
-export function mergeStatic<T, T2, T3, T4>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: ObservableInput<T3>, v4: ObservableInput<T4>, concurrent?: number, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2 | T3 | T4>;
-export function mergeStatic<T, T2, T3, T4, T5>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: ObservableInput<T3>, v4: ObservableInput<T4>, v5: ObservableInput<T5>, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5>;
-export function mergeStatic<T, T2, T3, T4, T5>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: ObservableInput<T3>, v4: ObservableInput<T4>, v5: ObservableInput<T5>, concurrent?: number, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5>;
-export function mergeStatic<T, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: ObservableInput<T3>, v4: ObservableInput<T4>, v5: ObservableInput<T5>, v6: ObservableInput<T6>, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6>;
-export function mergeStatic<T, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>(v1: ObservableInput<T>, v2: ObservableInput<T2>, v3: ObservableInput<T3>, v4: ObservableInput<T4>, v5: ObservableInput<T5>, v6: ObservableInput<T6>, concurrent?: number, scheduler?: IScheduler): Observable<T | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6>;
-export function mergeStatic<T>(...observables: (ObservableInput<T> | IScheduler | number)[]): Observable<T>;
-export function mergeStatic<T, R>(...observables: (ObservableInput<any> | IScheduler | number)[]): Observable<R>;
-/* tslint:enable:max-line-length */
 /**
  * Creates an output Observable which concurrently emits all values from every
  * given input Observable.
@@ -51,73 +30,43 @@ export function mergeStatic<T, R>(...observables: (ObservableInput<any> | ISched
  *
  * <img src="./img/merge.png" width="100%">
  *
- * `merge` subscribes to each given input Observable (as arguments), and simply
- * forwards (without doing any transformation) all the values from all the input
- * Observables to the output Observable. The output Observable only completes
- * once all input Observables have completed. Any error delivered by an input
- * Observable will be immediately emitted on the output Observable.
+ * `merge` subscribes to each given input Observable (either the source or an
+ * Observable given as argument), and simply forwards (without doing any
+ * transformation) all the values from all the input Observables to the output
+ * Observable. The output Observable only completes once all input Observables
+ * have completed. Any error delivered by an input Observable will be immediately
+ * emitted on the output Observable.
  *
  * @example <caption>Merge together two Observables: 1s interval and clicks</caption>
  * var clicks = Rx.Observable.fromEvent(document, 'click');
  * var timer = Rx.Observable.interval(1000);
- * var clicksOrTimer = Rx.Observable.merge(clicks, timer);
+ * var clicksOrTimer = clicks.merge(timer);
  * clicksOrTimer.subscribe(x => console.log(x));
  *
- * // Results in the following:
- * // timer will emit ascending values, one every second(1000ms) to console
- * // clicks logs MouseEvents to console everytime the "document" is clicked
- * // Since the two streams are merged you see these happening
- * // as they occur.
- *
  * @example <caption>Merge together 3 Observables, but only 2 run concurrently</caption>
  * var timer1 = Rx.Observable.interval(1000).take(10);
  * var timer2 = Rx.Observable.interval(2000).take(6);
  * var timer3 = Rx.Observable.interval(500).take(10);
  * var concurrent = 2; // the argument
- * var merged = Rx.Observable.merge(timer1, timer2, timer3, concurrent);
+ * var merged = timer1.merge(timer2, timer3, concurrent);
  * merged.subscribe(x => console.log(x));
  *
- * // Results in the following:
- * // - First timer1 and timer2 will run concurrently
- * // - timer1 will emit a value every 1000ms for 10 iterations
- * // - timer2 will emit a value every 2000ms for 6 iterations
- * // - after timer1 hits it's max iteration, timer2 will
- * //   continue, and timer3 will start to run concurrently with timer2
- * // - when timer2 hits it's max iteration it terminates, and
- * //   timer3 will continue to emit a value every 500ms until it is complete
- *
  * @see {@link mergeAll}
  * @see {@link mergeMap}
  * @see {@link mergeMapTo}
  * @see {@link mergeScan}
  *
- * @param {...ObservableInput} observables Input Observables to merge together.
+ * @param {ObservableInput} other An input Observable to merge with the source
+ * Observable. More than one input Observables may be given as argument.
  * @param {number} [concurrent=Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY] Maximum number of input
  * Observables being subscribed to concurrently.
  * @param {Scheduler} [scheduler=null] The IScheduler to use for managing
  * concurrency of input Observables.
- * @return {Observable} an Observable that emits items that are the result of
+ * @return {Observable} An Observable that emits items that are the result of
  * every input Observable.
- * @static true
- * @name merge
+ * @method merge
  * @owner Observable
  */
-export function mergeStatic<T, R>(...observables: Array<ObservableInput<any> | IScheduler | number>): Observable<R> {
- let concurrent = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
- let scheduler: IScheduler = null;
-  let last: any = observables[observables.length - 1];
-  if (isScheduler(last)) {
-    scheduler = <IScheduler>observables.pop();
-    if (observables.length > 1 && typeof observables[observables.length - 1] === 'number') {
-      concurrent = <number>observables.pop();
-    }
-  } else if (typeof last === 'number') {
-    concurrent = <number>observables.pop();
-  }
-
-  if (scheduler === null && observables.length === 1 && observables[0] instanceof Observable) {
-    return <Observable<R>>observables[0];
-  }
-
-  return mergeAll(concurrent)(new ArrayObservable(<any>observables, scheduler)) as Observable<R>;
+export function merge<T, R>(...observables: Array<ObservableInput<any> | IScheduler | number>): OperatorFunction<T, R> {
+  return (source: Observable<T>) => source.lift.call(mergeStatic(source, ...observables));
 }