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Re: I made it official [tallman1] by nippononly
Mar 14, 2009 (9:16 pm)
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Replying to: tallman1 (Mar 14, 2009 8:10 pm)

Well, that's how most corporate mergers go, instead of "synergies" we get the worst of both companies. I wouldn't put a lot of money on the future success of Sirius/XM....
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Re: I made it official [nippononly] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Mar 15, 2009 (8:53 am)
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Replying to: nippononly (Mar 14, 2009 9:16 pm)

I think their collapse is just around the corner. All the bad signs are there.
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Re: I made it official [Mr_Shiftright] by nippononly
Mar 15, 2009 (11:20 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 15, 2009 8:53 am)

One of the evenings last week there was a piece on the news about how Sirius' primary source of new subscribers had been people buying new cars that came with sat radio and 90 free days subscription. Well it seems that since auto sales have fallen off a cliff, so have new Sirius subscriptions.
 
In addition we have the fact that they were almost a no-show at the electronics show in Vegas this year, after a number of years of large splashy displays, and the fact that they were talking bankruptcy prior to the 40% buyout that occurred last month.
 
I would agree with you that yes, all the signs are there.
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Re: I made it official [nippononly] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Mar 15, 2009 (11:52 am)
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Replying to: nippononly (Mar 15, 2009 11:20 am)

They are also on a couple of financial news websites' "death watch", along with Rite-Aide and Krispy Kreme.
 
It's too bad. I was a Sirius subscriber for a long time until I sold the car and didn't get another SAT radio. I really enjoyed the programming and thought the concept viable. But I guess the 'ol iPod killed it.
 
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Re: I made it official [Mr_Shiftright] by nippononly
Mar 15, 2009 (12:12 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 15, 2009 11:52 am)

Speaking hypothetically, I would think that the iPod and sat radio could coexist peacefully. They kind of go after different listeners right? One is recorded and the other is live. Certainly for talk radio, news, stuff like that the iPod wouldn't be a substitute.
 
I think the big problem is that most people are actually fairly satisified with their local (free) broadcast stations, especially when the option is (pay) sat radio. For instance, I would have figured HD radio to be dead right out of the gate, and yet it is hanging in there with a tenacity that surprises me. Most of the stations in my area are now broadcasting several different programs at once on HD frequencies, and more are joining the trend every day.
 
And HD radio, of course, is also free after the one-time cost of buying the receiver.
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Re: I made it official [nippononly] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Mar 15, 2009 (12:36 pm)
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Replying to: nippononly (Mar 15, 2009 12:12 pm)

There are also podcasts, don't forget.
 
And Sirius should never have put advertising spots in their broadcasts. That started to tick me off. My whole rationale for subscribing was to escape the endless, mindless, relentless horrifying radio ads.
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Re: I made it official [Mr_Shiftright] by steve_ HOST
Mar 15, 2009 (12:59 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 15, 2009 12:36 pm)

Afaik, it's still legal to rip record live radio off your computer and time-shift it for playing later.
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Re: I made it official [steve_] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Mar 15, 2009 (4:39 pm)
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Replying to: steve_ (Mar 15, 2009 12:59 pm)

Can you do that for instance on pandora.com as a substitute for certain SAT radio channels?
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Re: I made it official [Mr_Shiftright] by steve_ HOST
Mar 15, 2009 (6:53 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 15, 2009 4:39 pm)

I'm not familiar with Pandora, but apparently you can rip their streams too. link
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Re: I made it official [steve_] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Mar 16, 2009 (8:31 am)
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Replying to: steve_ (Mar 15, 2009 6:53 pm)

pandora is great. One reason I didn't have Sirius home radio.

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