IBuriedtheUndertaker

Satellite Radio Has Found the Key to Success

Tearing down the other guys to make yourself look better... now that's a real classy commercial I just read.

What Is Making Sirius XM Shares Behave Mysteriously?

Conspiracy theorists...... Amusing.

What Is Making Sirius XM Shares Behave Mysteriously?

Conspiracy theorists......... Amusing.

Sirius XM: Not Completely Out of the Woods Yet

Your comparison of the luxurious apple to the luxurious orange exposes how out-of-touch with reality you are. A re-occurring expense of 15 per month does not compare to the one time purchase of the multi-use of an iPod or designer blue jeans. That kind of reasoning is quite simply immature.

Smoking, drinking coffee or alcohol or eating... compared to a premium radio service? Are there any substitutes to the smoking of tobacco? The answer is no. Is there a substitute for a cup of coffee? No. Will an alcoholic substitute water for beer, whiskey or wine. No. BUT.... is there a comparable substitute for satellite radio. YES! Plenty... ranging from terrestrial to Pandora, last.fm, Slacker to iPod to music programmed TV channels to multiple online radio sources.

The point is... of all the things you mentioned that the "poorest" purchase... if times got tight... (which they are!)... WHICH will be the first to get the axe? You can stick your head in the sand and believe whatever you want... but the rest of the intelligent world KNOWS a luxury item will get cut loose first. And movie ticket sales, alcohol sales, and coffee sales have not suffered near as much as satellite radio. The deeper the economy suffers.... you may see some those other items start to suffer.... but right now.... people will always chop satrad off before they will eating, drinking or smoking.

So your liberal hair-splitting of what the definition of luxury is... is nothing more than elitist preening and quite obviously you don't understand... which underscores my point of just how out of touch and uncalled for your tantrum really was.


On Nov 06 08:53 AM Jerrold Williams wrote:

> I think you are taking his use of the word "luxury" too literal.
> To say that is not going to be integrated across the range of classes
> is a fallacy. A Jaguar, Bentley, Rolls Royce are luxuries in that
> only the upper class can afford them. Satellite radio can be called
> a luxury because it is a purchase purely for enjoyment, not a necessity
> for living. Hence, Cigarettes, Alcohol, mp3 players, music, movies,
> donuts, coffee, name brand clothes are all "luxuries" Do only the
> upper class purchase those things? No, all classes purchase "luxury"
> items. It depends on how literal you take the word luxury. Cable
> tv /satellite tv are luxuries...Drive by the poorest project or home
> and I bet you see people with these "luxuries", satelite dishes hanging
> from project windows are every where... Going to the movies, eating
> out, are all luxuries....All classes do them....$15.00 A month luxury
> is not out of the reach of any "class". A Mercedes Benz is a luxury
> not for all classes...not $15.00 a month for entertainment....Are
> there any movie theaters in poor neigborhoods? Or just for upper
> class..No, probably more lower class go to movies than rich.....how
> much are 2 adult movie tickets these days?...compare to a month of
> SIRIUS XM service.....they are both "luxuries"...Now, of course on
> an individual basis...some may not be able to afford...Just like
> some cant afford many things and choose to do with out....Ipod's
> are luxury also.....have they "integrated" with all classes? So
> your thinking isn't realistic, just based on a fallacy of your definition
> of "luxury"...
>
>
> On Nov 06 07:29 AM IBuriedtheUndertaker wrote:

Sirius XM: Not Completely Out of the Woods Yet

Thank you for being honest to admit that Sirius XM is a luxury... and that means it is not going to be integrated across the range of all classes... and that means growth is limited.

I don't mean that in a bad way......... just a realistic way of thinking way.

Sirius XM Finds New Ways to Fill Its Proverbial Bucket

With the old Clear Channel/now Sirius management being so out of touch, faded and disconnected... "The Sirius Bucket List" would be a better title and article.

Negative Media Attacks Plague Sirius XM Radio

[This article brought to you by a website with a top header banner that says Why Wal-Mart is Doomed which is brought to you by the Motley Fool.]

Sure, this website has had limited success from a nickle to 60 cents... but what about all the time it was wrong as SIRI crashed down thru to the bucks to that nickle? (How soon they want you to forget.)

It would seem that this website is not seeking alpha... but seeking a showdown.

IF... SIRI files bankruptcy... who will you believe then?

IF... SIRI has a reverse split... who will you believe then?

IF... SIRI does not reach 1 dollar by the end of the year WITHOUT a reverse split or any other outside cash injection... who will you believe then?

It seems this website has staked their entire credibility on these 3 things as their cheerleaders have stubbornly waved the SIRI pom poms, blindly no matter what.

Readers... consider the source and make your own decisions. This website plays passionately to the investor's heart... but don't let that misguide your wallet.

Sirius XM's iPhone App Stats Are Misleading

Sirius XM iPhone App... fizzle pop dud. So much potential... so mismanaged... so incredibly late... so over-priced.

In a word........ disappointing.

Is Sirius XM Positioned for Government Contracts?

Sirius XM and government contracts is not thinking outside the box... it is thinking inside the war chest.

Sirius Rewards CEO, On the Brink of Better Times

SIRI stock price brutally beating investors......

Sirius XM subscription rate hikes forcing down number of subs......

Charging for online access to further isolate and limit exposure......

and now, CEO Mel Karmizan springs a $250,000 pay raise.


Don't you think Sirius XM could have made better use of a quarter of a million dollars at a time when they are awash in heavy debt... than to give it to the person most responsible for driving away the most customers?

FYI: Former multi-subscriber over here. Found alternatives to Sirius and have been saving my money for more important things. Feel much better knowing I'm not feeding Mel Karmizan, Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey and a bunch of other over-paid sat-rad duds.

Clear Channel Media's Impending Demise: Sirius Consequences

The demise of Clear Channel can't come soon enough and it illustrates years of Mel Karmizan's philosophies... and how they are bad news for the future of Sirius XM.

Are There Enough People Willing to Keep Paying for Sirius Content?

Sirius Management & Mel's Minute
I want readers to consider this about the management of Sirius under Mel Karmazin.

Mel's Minute
"Mel's Minute" is a phrase from his days overseeing Clear Channel operations, in which he demanded 1 more minute per hour of commercials on broadcast radio. The phrase developed and is a mocking of just how out-of-touch he is with how to run a radio company that hinges on listeners listening without changing the channel.

Consider how this "Mel's Minute" has translated over time. Those who despise terrestrial radio for it's barrage of commercials has Mel to thank, and you the Sirius subscriber are railing against the policies Mel implemented by making the move to satellite radio. How ironic!

Now here's a new one for you... "Mel's Music". Consider how bland and creatively void Clear Channel's programming had become over the course of the last several years under Mel K's management. Repetitious song lists are synonymous with Clear Channel, and were ushered in by the now leader of Sirius... Mel. And the number one complaint with the merged Sirius XM music programming... repetitious airplay of very narrow play lists.

These are the lasting terrestrial legacies of Mel K... and now he is poised to turn Sirius XM into something else you will loathe.

Management is the problem with Sirius XM. Investors know this... and you should too.

Are There Enough People Willing to Keep Paying for Sirius Content?

I am not the only one who sees the problem is "management".

Word to the wise... investors see this too.

On Jun 12 06:43 AM R A F wrote:

"If management can finally deliver..."

Are There Enough People Willing to Keep Paying for Sirius Content?

Finally, an article that really gets down to the point... are there enough people willing to pay for whatever Sirius peddling?

I had as many as 5 subscriptions with XM... and had no problem cutting other things out of my life to pay for those subs. Then Sirius came in, trashing my favorite channels, replacing my favorite DJs and watering down playlists to the lowest common denominator with heavy repetition. 5 subs quickly dropped to 3, then to 1, then completely out. Sirius CONTENT had ruined their own revenue stream, and my listening pleasure. Final verdict: Not Worth It

I don't believe it is prudent to write off Internet radio so quickly, especially when it was one of the reasons Sirius declared it needed to merge with XM to survive the competition with the Internet. Perhaps Pandora and others are not exactly like Sirius, but there is a market for them, and their market is directed at those who do not care for Sirius' content or pricing. The iPhone and others will exploit that whether you jump on the smartphone bandwagon or not.

I loathe the thought of commercials on satellite radio, and nothing solidifies my decision to terminate subscriptions harder. The beauty of satellite radio was the consumer's ability to pay for commercial-free programming. The perversion of commercial-free satellite radio was the Sirius move to wrangle the Howard Sterns and the alike. I thought it was a terrible move to pay these entertainers the impossible salaries when the consumer was NOT demanding it. Howard was demanding it and Mel & Sirius bowed and turned their back on the consumer.

They have continued to turn their back on the consumer by rate increases (plus the aforementioned programming changes), especially the nickle & diming of Internet access to satrad.

It is my belief that Sirius will continue to struggle and falter until this old radio school of thinking management is removed.

I agree with your point of nationwide coverage provided by satellite radio. That is very nice to have the same channel & reception anywhere in the US. But once ubiquitous broadband is in place... watered-down, commercial-riddled content and over-pricing will expose the melting wax feathers and folly of Sirius radio management, as others move into the space to provide what Sirius has been to arrogant to recognize... the financially-stricken consumer.

For the record:
I believe satrad will survive as a niche, but on constant life-support and always on the outside looking in, and there will be a constant, un-suppressible talk of "what could have been".... IF there is no change in how satellite radio should be managed. And until then, I will keep my money out of the pockets of satellite radio... and it appears... I am not alone.

Thank you for writing an article that takes aim at the real problem with Sirius XM and not turning it into "stock talk" & "market speculation". I really appreciate you speaking frank on this matter.

Sirius' Delayed Report Could Frustrate Investors

I guess all of those Sirius people know how XM subscribers felt now when the merger caused the removal of alot of popular radio personalities and song selections. It made alot of people mad, but most Sirius subscribers just shrugged it off as too bad for you.

Ha. Doesn't feel too good when it happens to YOU, does it? How does it feel to have something you like taken away? Now multiply that anger by the cost of multiple radio subscriptions and you might see why Sirius XM shed many, many, many paying customers.