[BC] A Pig in a Polk

[WFIFeng@aol.com]

In a message dated 08/25/2006 10:49:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
curt at spam-o-matic.net writes:

> > Why should Joe 6-Pack buy a radio for $60, when for less than that he can 
> get 
>  > a memory-stick to plug into his soon to be available in-dash MP3/USB 
> capable 
>  > radio?
>  
>   Three words come immediately to mind...
>   News, weather, and sports.

They're already revving-up to deliver that via the next generation of cell 
phone/mp3 players. Mobile Internet could give you this already, by logging into 
streaming audio. 

Traditional Radio already has enough "threats". Adding this obnoxious noise 
to everyone's analog receivers isn't going to help matters any. For the .00001% 
of the population who have IBUZ radios, we're already getting reports of 
less-than-desirable performance from excessively expensive sets. Word-of-mouth is 
powerful advertising. People who buy these sets will most likely return them, 
and tell their family & friends "Forget it." The more stations activate this 
nightmare, the worse it's going to get for all of the analog receievers already 
in use. Every time I hear of (or hear) another station activating it, I just 
shake my head in utter bewilderment! What a waste of money.

Willie...