[BC] HD Alliance

[Rich Wood]

------ At 10:25 PM 1/14/2006, Alan Kline wrote: -------

> >Think the two will merge in the end??
>
>I was starting to wonder the same thing myself...
>
>How compatible (or incompatible) are the technologies of the two 
>companies?  If
>there was a merger, would all Sirius subscribers need to buy a new radio?

I think the jury is still going to be out for a long time before we 
have to determine which one is likely to go under. I have two 
subscriptions to each, so It won't matter to me which one, if either, 
goes under. I will feel bad for the many friends I have at both 
services if they lose their jobs. I've had both services for a long 
time. The receivers were cheap, so it's not like IBUZ will fail and 
people will be out a lot of money.

Both XM and SIRIUS have receivers in the $49 range after a rebate. A 
far cry from the $500 starting point for IBUZ. Even the first one I 
bought was only $99 and even it had a rebate.

Rich


Rich Wood
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