March 21, 2007
Getting down to business
Posted by Stacy Chandler at March 21, 2007 10:51 AMMore info trickling out now about what satellite radio providers XM and Sirius have up their sleeves should their proposed merger go through.
Basically, the potential for lower prices, but only if you accept a more limited selection of channels. Hmmm. For the same monthly fee ($12.95) both companies charge now, you'd get about the same number of channels, with "substantially similar" programming. And for more moolah, you'd get more channels than either service currently offers.
So, the way I see it, the only people who would save money and get more programming -- a condition of clearing antitrust hurdles, from what I understand -- are people who subscribe to both services at the same time. Which is ... drumroll, please ... no one.
Thoughts? Anyone else getting a bad feeling about this? Do any of you even listen to satellite radio?
To me, it means nothing. That's what iPods are for. I mean, why be subjected to what someone else wants to play? It'd make more sense to me to save that monthly fee and put it towards an iPod.
Posted by: R. J. at March 21, 2007 3:33 PMI'm not interested in satellite radio. I don't even listen to the stations I get for free on my metal fillings.
Posted by: Hal at March 21, 2007 3:35 PMbetween ipods, mp3 blogs, and internet radio, ALL radio is doomed.
Posted by: JD at March 21, 2007 5:57 PM
