Re: Here's the problem

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fifty nine

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reply to Bit

said by Bit:

So what about exclusivity? That is why XM had the initial bigger adds...it wasn't their horrible music programming. But yeah you're right, no one is forcing you to continue subscribing to Sirius XM. And if Stern makes Sirius 1 trick pony I guess Oprah and O&A kept XM a no trick pony.

And take a look, everyone's stock is falling.

Meanwhile you're the one whining...I'm happy with SIRIUS XM.

XM actually got a lot of good reviews for its music programming. Its playlists were deep and rich, covering the top 40 to the obscure, while Sirius played mostly popular songs. The #1 reason people went to sat radio was to get music you don't hear on terrestrial radio. With Sirius they got what they were accustomed hearing on terrestrial radio, which is why they were headed down the path of FAIL.

Then they added Stern and it was mostly because of that their subscriber numbers picked back up. But the catch is that Stern isn't cheap.

Oprah on XM was pretty much in response to Stern on Sirius. I agree that adding O&A was a boneheaded move because O&A are really not that funny anymore. But O&A didn't really cost that much compared to lead balloon Stern.

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