Comments on: Smartphone Score: Pandora 4 Sirius XM 0

By: Auriconis

Auriconis — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:46:56 +0000

I think it’s utterly outrageous that this app has not arrived yet. Hey, if they wanted to, they literally could have bought out nicemac and used their app. The ONLY explanation I can find for this ridiculous laziness is that they are waiting for OS 3.0 because of the ability to charge subscription fees from within the app. Even then, they still could have released the application by now, as most apps have already been updated for 3.0 compatibility and released. They are starting to charge $3.00 a month extra for internet useage, yet have not given an adequate means of allowing customers to access their accounts on anything besides a stationary computer, and even then through an antiquated media player. Give me a break Sirius. Give me my iPhone app already, or give me a refund.

By: BahBah Booey

BahBah Booey — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:02:33 +0000

iPhone App?
What iPhone app?

They haven’t shown ANYONE they have an app that actually works.

At least Palm had working demo products to show at CES.

Where was Sirius-XM?

By: BahBah Booey

BahBah Booey — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:56:16 +0000

Believe what you want.

The idea that Sirius-XM is not a tech company is nonsense on its face.

If they were a content company they would ALREADY have the distribution medium setup across all the available platforms.

While they are certainly providing content, to claim they aren’t a tech company is just plain dumb.

By: sxinvestor

sxinvestor — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:18:26 +0000

Lets say for a second that they aren’t a tech company and don’t have an IT department. Are you suggesting that Jackie the Jokeman has resources available to him that Sirius XM does not? How are all these other companies creating applications when they aren’t tech companies? Again, Jackie the Jokeman has an app and he is NOT a tech company.

By: Socalrunningfool

Socalrunningfool — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:06:14 +0000

Hey, I think it would be cool if management actually talked to the outside world more than once every three months………..maybe we could start there.

By: mdstden

mdstden — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:02:50 +0000

Mel’s employment contract renewel date is coming up I think in Q3. He’ll be replaced by one of Malone’s goons. Wouldn’t it be cool to get not only SXM on the iPhone but how about DTV?

By: vaporgold

vaporgold — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:45:32 +0000

lol SCRF,,Good to see Friggin and you venting again..

I agree, You can have all the “Great Content” you want, but if no one is buying and moving on to other platforms for music where does that leave SiriusXM?
That is why there is so much mistrust between stockholders and SiriusXM management. Stockholders can’t believe they can keep making these huge mistakes, over and over
vaporgold

By: James B.

James B. — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:45:03 +0000

“They aren’t even in the game…..”

So it seems—sadly.

Leave the iphone app alone for a second, because let’s face it, it would need a free Howard Stern stream to have any impact at this point.

Let’s look at the existing web stream, the one that justifies the $36.00/year rate hike. The SXM online pop-up player has a lousy interface, no search and no bells or whistles—no artwork, no extra meta information, no community, no links. Sound quality on the pay streams is great, but it’s prone to dropping the stream and crashing. The entire experience feels clunky and extremely dated. If there was any awareness or interest of behaving like a modern media company, the SXM online player would be updated with a whizzbang 2.0 model. Instead, even myspace puts SXM to shame.

They found the money for Mad Dog, so it’s not a finance issue.

The extremely sad thing is that these guys seem to be stuck in a 1980s FM mentality, but they aren’t even players in the music world. As a rock fan, I couldn’t help notice that Chickenfoot and Black Sabbath both had top ten albums recently but SXM didn’t play their music.

Down the tubes? Or ace up the sleeve. I guess waiting a few more weeks to know for sure won’t kill me.

By: Socalrunningfool

Socalrunningfool — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:00:06 +0000

So I walk into Best Buy yesterday to buy a car/sat radio for a family member as a gift. Now you walk over to the auto dept and go through what it takes to get your sat radio installed, functional and with state of the art high tech new age technology. And get back to me. Cause sirius/xm is not only “left behind”. They aren’t even in the game……………………

By: relmor2003

relmor2003 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:45:43 +0000

So you consider DirectTV a tech company too, even though wall street doesnt? Sorry, but they are NOT tech company. You can call them one whenever you want. Companies who use tech are not necessarily tech companies. Coke uses trucks to deliver their products, but they are not a trucking company. SiriusXM is a media content company first now. They are in the media/entertainment industry. Get a clue. A tech company would be responsible for inventing new ways to distribute their medium. Since Al Gore already invented the internet, and wifi has been out a while now, Im not really sure what you want them to invent. They are putting up better and better satellites, if that makes you happy. The iphone app is taking advantage of technology, as a good media company does. If thats the most foolish statement you ever read, you need to read more.