Originally posted by vxgas
O yeah just a tidbit for any of you tech guys out there. I was talking to one of the local stereo shops around my hometown. He said that XM might be buying out Sirrus to use there satilite to broadcast live Music videos and movies for your car. But that might have been just a bunch of bull. Take it for what you will but that would be great for everyone.

VXGAS
Yeah, that one's been circulating for a while. Most folk don't know SIRIUS put their satellites up way before XM and waited to accumulate a big cash base before going to market. They knew it was going to be a long dollar burn before even smelling profit. That's why XM got to market first. Unfortunately for XM they've been looking at 1 of their 2 satellites deteriorate (SIRIUS has 3) and have had to keep money available to put the spare up when it fails. Plus their cash reserves weren't as hefty as the competition. So there's no chance of a buyout, at least not from XM. Maybe a big entertainment or media house, but this market is still young and many will be watching to see how well it's adopted. With less than 3 million subscibers between them it's still a small market. And keep in mind that XM counts trial subs and OEM installs (activated or not) in their numbers, so it's not even that good.

I think they'll both do well and continue to grow market share, especially as long as they're the only two games in town. Coke and Pepsi, chocolate and vanilla, people need a choice and the two satellite providers do just that.