Joel Kolstad wrote:

"Oppie" wrote in message
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But there goes the subscription base which ultimately impacts the viability
of satellite radio. Sirius and XM are attempting to merge and pool resources
in the face of a potential errosion of subscribers.

I think both Sirius and XM are run by MBAs who are so addicted to "growth at
all costs" that they engage in incredibly risky ventures, such as Sirius
paying Howard Stern $500 MILLION for a 5 year deal


That is the big that reason I won't subscribe. If they can throw
money away like that, they don't need any more from me. I get a nice
country music stream online for free. I'm home over 95% of the time
because of my health, and I didn't have to buy a receiver, or set up a
subscription.

Personally, I don't think Howard Stern's juvenile crap is worth a
dollar a decade, although he sounds like he'd be Passive DingDong's
hero.


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