[BC] RAIN report: HD Radio s Creative Thinking

[Michael Bergman]

All,

This is a rant, pure and simple.  Fair warning...

Rich:

> You seem to 
> be asking us to roll over and play dead so we don't slow the rollout 
> of potentially deadly technology. Ain't gonna happen. I don't 
> subscribe to the premise that bad digital is better than good analog.

Actually, if you were doing SOMETHING other than complain, that would be
fine.  But you aren't, you're posting here over and over.  I tend to agree
with Mr. Orban.

> Let's get IBUZ working right before we dump other things on top 
> of technology with 3 flat tires.

You can say "Let's", but you're not going to do any heavy lifting, are you?


> It appears that, in the rush to collect money, this technology wasn't 
> very carefully thought out.

You haven't studied it, you don't understand the technical and business
tradeoffs that people made to get here, and you're not really qualified to
discuss it.  Real people made real tradeoffs.  I know you hate the result of
these tradeoffs.  But you did nothing to help, and you're not offering to
help.  Stop complaining and help build something new--if you think you can
get the industry consensus for your new technology.  Or just stop
complaining.

> Greed doesn't inspire my respect. It inspires my ridicule.

Please.  Don't be naive.  "Those big companies are greedy!"  What a childish
rant.  Wake up, dude, this is America.  This is a market-driven
communications business with FCC oversight.  

> I'd like 
> to think my comments have some impact. I doubt my comments have any 
> effect on what anyone involved is going to do. If this is stopping 
> the easy rollover of the broadcast industry by iBorg I'm glad.

Regarding your comments having the impact you want--not the slightest,
remotest chance in the farthest quarters of hell.  Who, with real "impact",
hasn't already made their decision?  The top 20 out of 20 major broadcast
groups have endorsed IBOC and are rolling it out.  That's 100%, for those
keeping score.  You're not influencing key broadcast leaders to tell
iBiquity to change their technology.  

So what ARE you doing, by hurting the rollout?  Well, since the bulk of
broadcaster industry is committed to IBOC, and the receiver makers are
pretty much in, the ones remaining are retailers, car OEMs and consumers.  

So...retailers who read your posts stay with satellite radio...car OEMs who
read your posts stay with satellite radio...consumers, the same...and the
broadcast industry loses a few more ears thanks to your efforts...OK, got
it: You're hurting radio.

Yes, you are hurting your industry.  Radio is committed to a path that you
don't like, and you're hurting it as a result.  More ears to satellite.  You
don't like IBOC, radio has gone to IBOC, so you're doing your darndest to
damage the industry and keep important segments focused on satellite.

I doubt you'll give it up.  I may only be fanning your fire.  'Dems da
breaks; I had to get this off my chest.  (Did I mention that you're hurting
radio?  That was, every time you post your hatred for IBOC, car OEMs flinch?
Yes, you...you're doing this...you...hurting radio...)

Mike Bergman