On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:41:09 -0500, JMiller wrote:
On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:21:25 GMT, "DAB sounds worse than FM"
dab.is@dead wrote:
JMiller wrote:
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:02:16 +0000, Paul Webster
wrote:
"BadAsCan" wrote:
I told everybody in this group in 2005 that Sirius and XM were
going to merge. It was inevitable. The reason for the merge is
Howard Stern. Stern is just too powerful and has a huge fan base.
Howard will be the undisputed king of satellite radio
I'm not claiming any great knowledge here - but if Howard Stern was
the critical factor then wouldn't the company that has his contract
simply keep going alone and take all of the customers from the other?
That's the way it's working out, but it's not necessarily just because
of Howard. I have to admit that I think it totally is because of
Howard, though.
So you think that a $13bn merger is all about Howard Stern?? I have to say
that that is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in 2007. Well done.
That is because you are not smart. XM had been the frontrunner with a
clear and commanding lead over Sirius. After a year of Stern on the
air, Sirius has blown away XM.
Wait, what? After a year of Stern on the air XM still has a commanding lead on
Sirius. Not that any of this matters now, but holy ****ing flat out lie, Batman!
It would never have happened without
him. So yeah, this merger is all a reaction to Stern.
--
Opie & Anthony #6, Howard Stern #12, Talkers Heavy Hundred 2007
http://www.talkers.com/main/index.ph...19&Itemi d=44