[BC] MS objection to IBOC

[Phil Alexander]

On 26 Jul 2005 at 0:55, Clive Warner wrote:

> <http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6518012230>
> 
> - Well I read this and it appears to me:
> 1. MS are uising their European resources to keep them remarkably well
> informed on the development of DAB in Europe.
> 2. MS rightly recognise Ibiquity as a monopoly in the making and are
> objecting to being shut out.

And, of course, only Micro$oft may have monopolies. That is a given. ;-)

> 3. MS make some powerful arguments against accepting the present codec.
> I should expect Ibiquity's stock price to take a big hit in the face of
> opposition by the world's richest company.

I wasn't aware it was publicly traded. Considering the amount of VC
infused, it may be centuries before they generate stockholder equity
in any case. <g>

Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD
Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology 
(a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation) 
Ph. (317) 335-2065   FAX (317) 335-9037





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