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way way out | reply to fifty nine
Re: Here's the problem said by fifty nine:What a surprise. Another Stern fan who doesn't mind trashing sat radio for Howard. because that has anything to do with the issue, i am sure he is just a mindless howard stern slave.
the reason for the problems now has more to do with the contracts of both companies and not the merger...the cost would have caused both companies to be in the same situation now instead of the combined company.
Also their debt cost increased 150% because of the destruction of our banking system. not because of the merger.
But you are just a mindless slave to whom, that you keep spouting off this retoric without even investigating the real facts?
"Since they're now a monopoly"
sigh,
Sorry but they ruled its not a monopoly so give it up. if you do not like the music go to the other 700 placed you can get music from. i cancled 2 extra recievers and listen now to www.theradio.com...same music...same service.
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| Sirius was dying, and rightfully so. They were basically terrestrial radio delivered via satellite - too many DJs talking during the music, and a shallow playlist. Their stock was about $5 and their subscriber numbers were a fraction of what XM's was.
Then along came Howard Stern, and his minions of knuckle draggers. Sirius attracted a lot of subs because of him, and the rightfully deserved death penalty for a crappy business model was delayed. Problem is that Howard cost Sirius a lot of cash that they didn't have. Then along came the merger and Sirius figured they'd be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. Problem is that XM subs liked how XM was, and Sirius changed it all up, dropping channels, adding these annoying talking DJs during the music etc.
Now the stock price is $0.13 and they're likely not to survive. I say kill them now and be done with it. Let Stern go to the internet and webcast for all I care.
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Sorry but they ruled its not a monopoly so give it up. if you do not like the music go to the other 700 placed you can get music from. i cancled 2 extra recievers and listen now to www.theradio.com...same music...same service.
Oh sure, the FCC was right about a lot of things, like fining CBS for the whole Janet Jackson nipple thing, eh? |
