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Looking at the slides for the annual meeting it is clear that Sirius XM sees Internet radio services as competition.

This is what I have been saying all along, and with a new iPhone interface,...

Let's step back and look at this and not use the "COMPETITION" word.

1. The reality is that sirius XM, FM, AM, HD, Slacker, iPods, Pandora, etc are all looking for the same thing. They are all...

Relmor

You are saying that coke does not compete with water or juice, and that their market is soda.

What coke did was realize that soda is a beverage and that they indeed competed with water...

For the past 2 years there has been many frustrations with Sirius XM. The merger took its toll in more ways than one.

From the standpoint of hardware, there has been little innovation.

From...

Very true. I have used the feature myself. Where Slacker still carries an advantage is in that I can "create" a channel.

I will use my rush example. After months of listening to Sirius XM, I...

Agree. If I am listening to talk, it is Sirius XM. Music is Slacker.

if Slacker is playing a song I don't like I can skip it. I can not do that on Sirius XM. That feature alone is one main...

Relmor.....

1. The fact is that over 50% of those exposed to satellite choose NOT to keep it. What is your opinion of this?

2. Saying that Slacker does not compete with satellite is foolish....

I can remember a time not long ago when there were XM subscribers that said XM sucks, and Sirius subscribers that said sirius suck.

i can remember people saying that XM was far superior in every...

Remor.....

The facts are that CD players also compete with satellite radio. All of these audio entertainment services are competing for the listeners ears. You will not listen to all of them at...

Relmor.....

The point is that there is overlao. There will be overlap no matter what you do. It is audio entertainment and just like FM competes for your ears.

This is not to say that...

This is how Slacker does and does not compete. I think this illustrates what Slacker is quite nicely:

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg220/invicta4058/slackercompete.jpg

This is how...

Sirius XM has some distinct advantages that CAN make them be a powerful player for years to come:

1. Brand recognition

2. Live talk, sports, and news

3. Dual delivery...

I have oft stated that there are things that Slacker does that Sirius XM should emulate. For internet listening of MUSIC, Slacker has some really cool features:

1. I like the band Rush. I...