stickfigure
join:2002-06-11
El Cajon, CA
| reply to kfsutops
Re: No brainer - merger should be allowed
1. I don't quite understand what you're trying to say here. If you think that by dropping any hardware it would make a big enough difference to turn them around to a positive operating expense, show me some numbers to back it up. I'm not sure why I can't leave Sirius right now just because I have a Sirius receiver... Having a hardware product that allows you to receive either signal is great but how the hell does that equate to giving a user the freedom of being able to leave a company???
2. Quit focusing only on IPOD connections as being the only "competition" to Satelitte. As mentioned above, there is still free radio, which is available in just about any car on the road today. As well as more cars coming with an on-board hard drive to store music. My wife has an IPOD connection in her car and as the majority of new cars are coming equipped with them it's still viable competition.
3. As I stated below, I believe Mel Karmazin makes a very good point for keeping prices either where they're at or lower with their a la carte offerings:
"Q: If you're allowed to merge, will you use the monopoly power to raise monthly fees above the current $12.95?
A: If we want to get more than the 10% of the population currently subscribing, we have to make it financially attractive, and there are still so many people that haven't been convinced that it's worth their while to pay for radio. If we can't get more subscribers at $12.95, what would make us think that we can get more at $15.95? "
Lastly, you contradict yourself. You said, "The average person is not going to spend $40+(for the first radio) a quarter to listen to it for there less than 30 minute commute." but yet you still think prices will rise? If they do, DON'T buy the service. You again can either turn your radio to an AM/FM station, plug in your IPOD, play your mp3/wma files on your cars' hard drive or if you listen at home, go to www.yourinternetradiochannel.com. However based on your posts, I would expect you to keep the service since, "I spend close to $100 per quarter for satellite radio. I keep thinking "WTF am I doing?" and then bitch about it. |
