peter02l

Does Howard Stern Want a Bite Out of Apple?

And Beck!

Actually ever since he went exclusive on sat radio, I have had a little more peace in my life. It was aggravating to hear his voice and his sidekicks laughing in the background when you stepped into a room with the radio tuned to his channel.

He is nothing but noise pollution. And a huge drain to Sirius.


On Jun 23 09:12 AM vassar wrote:

> I can't understand the attraction to Stern. But then, I don't like
> professional wrestling, dog fighting and the various TV news entertainers
> like O'Rielly, Hannity, Obermain, Matthews et. al. either.

New Sirius Revenue Sources

I am sorry, but where are these "New Sirius Revenue Sources"?

Ok, 4G will replace 3G and there are terrestrial alternatives to satellite radio. That just means more free competition. How is that good for Sirius?
And who give a hoot about Howard Stern? His listeners are mostly those who can't afford to pay for satellite radio anyway. So the company's business plan is to put the app on the iPhone and charge a premium on Stern? Signing up Stern was royal waste of money and a big mistake.

They should have focused on their natural market first (the rural and small town population) and cut down on the frills. They should have charged a modest fee and slowly expanded to long distance commuters, suburban crowd, and provided the best in local, public, international news and music programming.

Gadget Stock Watch: Apple's Selloff, EA's Spore for Mac, More

Macworld announcements not enough? I suppose this drop had nothing to to with option expiration?

IPod vs. Satellite Radio: The Battle For Consumers' Hearts

"some just want to switch a dial and hear a good selection of music, commercial free with over 100 channels to choose from and coast to coast reception"

Why didn't you mention the time required to do this then, to be fair.

IPod vs. Satellite Radio: The Battle For Consumers' Hearts

Excellent point. Some of us find switching channels to find a song that fits the mood (and having to wait through commercial) very time consuming. Playlists are a very good solution to prearrange and incrementally improve song collections and are much less distracting on the road. For the up to date news and such, there is still the traditional broadcast radio. And I don't know who would commute cross-country to work. As for traveling on the RV, paying a monthly subscription fee for an occasional annual trip should sound too much of a luxury for someone who can't afford a 99 cent download to begin with!

Why Apple Should Collaborate With Satellite Radio

I still fail to see the value in satellite radio. We pay for tv. We pay for internet access (both for home and mobile). Some of us pay for newspapers. Satellite radio is a bit redundant. Especially since you can have internet radio streaming and podcasts available over the internet. At some point you'd have to agree there are too many media options. In this respect, the least necessary is satellite radio. I suppose if money is no object, and you want to be on top of current news, then you might want to get one for the car to use on long trips. But even then, if you are that well-to-do you'd be flying!

There is no way Apple will add and charge for a functionality on the iPod that only a fraction of customers might use. And that is how it should be.