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iTunes TV Subscriptions: Could it Happen?

Here's basically what's going to happen. The networks are going to refuse. Apple will become a studio and the same networks that refused to join previously are going to complain that Apple is a "monopoly" that "treats them unfairly".... Waaaaaah!

Microsoft: Can the Zune HD Take Down the King?

Short answer. No.

What Good Will the iPhone App Do for Sirius XM?

As far as the iPhone app goes, Sirius already bungled it by shutting down StarPlayr and replacing it with nothing instead of just acquiring the damn thing and letting the users continue to go. I have no faith in
Sirius' future as long as the current management is in place. Too many boneheaded decisions on their end.

What Good Will the iPhone App Do for Sirius XM?

I guess "Howie math" lead to the 0.0s that got O&A kicked off of every terrestrial station in the country. Sirius went from 600,000 subscribers and significantly behind XM before he signed to reaching parity at 3 million within a year after he signed. To say there was no "Howard effect" is ridiculous and ignornant.


On May 18 10:07 AM tryaluckystrike wrote:

> Not denying it at all. But make sure you use legitimate math, not
> "Howie math." Not every satellite subscriber does so because of Howard.
> There's game-by-game sports programming, niche music channels, comedy,
> etc. He has nowhere close to 18 million listeners (maybe 15% of that
> at the most).
>
> Has he raised the profile of satellite radio? Absolutely. But despite
> what Stern & his spin doctors will have you believe, not everybody
> ponying up their monthly subscription fee did so to listen to him.
> And remember that more than half of the overall satellite audience
> were XM customers prior to the merger that knew they were subscribing
> to a service that did not have Stern.
>
> It's just as delusional, perhaps more so, to say that satellite is
> only around because of Howard. The stock also dropped from a high
> of $9 to a low of 15 cents because of the Stern contract. Does he
> get "credit" for that too?
>
> On May 18 09:31 AM BackStJoe wrote:

iPhone Apps' Launch of Siri XM: A Powerful Combination

I'm sorry, I've lost complete faith in Sirius' ability to do anything right. First off, they killed off a WORKING Sirius player in StarPlayr and replaced it with NOTHING instead of just acquiring the assets from NiceMac. That's just the beginning of their boneheaded blunders as of yet. Let's not forget killing live Bubba and destroying all the good channels that XM had, and then jacking up prices on top of all that. I used to be a believer in Mel but now I just want him to get his @$$ fired!

Microsoft May Be Able to Halt Apple's Music Monopoly

The iPod/iTunes was released in 2001. Since then Microsoft has gone through no less than 7 iterations of it's strategy to kill the iPod and all of them failed. But somehow I'm supposed to believe this time it's for real? Come on!

O & A Provide Sirius Stern Fans with Solution

I'll tell you what, I'm a Stern fan and I almost agree. It bugs the sh!t out of me that I can't get anything live when Stern is not on. At least Friday has Jay and Bubba and that's good for me but I may have to bite the bullet and listen to O&A when Howard's not in. I don't think they're that great but they're good enough. I prefer live stuff...

Sirius XM On the Rise - Does Microsoft Want a Piece?

I would love for Sirius to be the target of a hostile takeover or go private. Those are our only hopes!

Sirius XM Sends Privatization Signals

Will someone pay $12 billion for XM/Sirius though?

Sirius/XM Merger: What Is 'Noncommercial' Satellite Radio Programming?

A better question what the hell is "minority programming". Sirius has the Jamie Foxx Channel and about 10 R & B and Hip Hop stations. That requirement is technically already satisfied. What they're really talking is those stupid Jesse Jackson channels that no black people ever listen to anyway.

IAC-Interactive and the Segregated Web

I absolutely agree! I'm black and I took a look at the site and was confused as to why I need a separate site to search for what I'd normally look for on Google. In addition to that, it's much more cluttered than Google and therefore useless to me. If I really want black specific stuff, I can Google it like I do everything else.

Is VMware the Next Netscape?

I guess they would be if this were 1998... which is the last time Microsoft actually ever killed a competitor. The survivor list since then is pretty long.

Oracle - not dead yet
Apache - not dead yet
Apple - not dead yet
Google - far from dead
Intuit - not dead yet
Sony - not dead yet
Yahoo - ironically Microsoft's involvement is what is going to actually kill them. In other words, Microsoft will piss all over the brand to destroy a perfectly working portal.

So the answer is no. VMWare is not the Netscape. At least not by Microsoft's hand.

Linux Creator Torvalds Calls Apple's OS X File System 'Complete and Utter Crap'

What's ironic about his statement is that under Linux, the operating system is all too visible with it's lack of hardware support and having to hand configure every nook and cranny of the environment. Geeks can't fathom why people don't want to do all of this just to have a useful desktop.

To Follow Microsoft/Yahoo, Why Not eBay/AOL?

I suppose if Big Fat Messes (tm) are your thing, this could work!

FCC Anticipates Radio Merger Decision by Q1 End

It would be pretty darn hypocritical to block the merger after loosening restrictions on newspaper ownership by media companies! I would love to see how they spin that if they oppose it!