Re: [Swprograms] Fwd: [ODXA] Sirius and XM Merge

["Richard Cuff" <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>]

Therein lies the debate...the argument will be that the "finite
resource" is the space between one's ears and the time afforded to
fill that space.

Keep in mind this is a highly fixed-asset business.  Each new
subscriber obtained yields mostly profit -- certainly it yields a lot
of cash -- and it would be folly for the surviving operation to hike
fees by a large amount.  The last thing they want to do is tick off
the subscriber base.

The real losers in this are the content providers -- NASCAR, NHL, MLB,
NFL.  No longer will there be a bidding war between two satellite
providers.

Not that I'm sympathetic to the plight of XM or Sirius.  They have
only themselves to blame for shelling out beaucoup $$ for Howard Stern
and his ilk.

It would be poetic justice if the "king of all media" brought about
the ruin of said media...

Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA  USA


On 2/19/07, Scott Royall <royall@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is nothing but bad news in my view. When does creating another monopoly
> controlling a finite resource serve the public trust?
>
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