excellent posts guys, I too think the Iphone is only the first step.
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excellent posts guys, I too think the Iphone is only the first step.
technology moves fast, you just have to move faster!!!!!! :cool:
Real winners in tech "jump" to the next big thing. If you miss the party, be early to the next one. Att is late to this party. Seems interesting to enter the entertainment market right now. I think they make the best fit for a SiriusXM buyout one day. Probably after the tax loss is reset. What did Homer say? November of 2011, and not a day before? Sounds good to me. IN the mean time, they will see what they can do on their own. DirectTV, SiriusXM, AT&T..... That is a powerful media trifecta.
Funny, I went to satwaves this morning and continue to be amazed at what anyone sees in that site.
To start, Dominic/Brandon/CRFCEO wrote a fairly ignorant piece on the performance royalty bill which is likely to be blocked in Congress now (which I wont get in to for obvious reasons... but lets just say that he conveniently left out pertinent facts... and have very different opinions on the whole matter).
Meanwhile, in response to Brandon, another poster (not me) commented in what I thought was an intelligent response to the other side of the story -- and what was Brandon's response later in the thread? An overt threat to the guy! Seriously??? He literally responded by commenting on where the guy was writing from, asking him how the weather is there... and going out of his way to demonstrate that he had power over everyone else -- in what I believe was done in an overtly threatening manner. That if Brandon doesn't agree with you -- he'll post your IP address and where you're from.
Really? And Brandon dares question censorship issues with this site? Does he not realize the damage of making posts like that can have -- and the chilling effects it has on debate, dialogue and discourse? That is the NUMBER ONE reason I will never particpate on his site... and that is the abuse of power that Brandon has demonstrated that he has no problem wielding. The first time he wouldn't agree with me on something -- out will come the, "I know your IP address and where you post from" crap...
I just don't get how some of you go to that site... knowing full well who Dominic/Brandon/CRFCEO really is, what he has done in the past and what he is capable of doing... especially with running his own site. You'd be surprised at how much a webmaster can learn and know about board particpants, by having their IP address and registration info.
I know... I've webmastered my own board before. But like those on this site -- I've never made threats nor abused that power like this guy has. That is disingenuous and a no-no for a website owner.
Okay, I'm off my high-horse and sorry for changing the subject. I just saw that this morning and thought, "what a punk".... :cursing: I had to get it off my chest.
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Thats one of the reasons I have always hated the OEM penitration rate going up so fast. It cut the need out for retail which they got every red cent the subscriber paid. Basically while they got the radios out it cost them big time for it. I am not saying that I would never like to see the penitration rate go to 90% just that it should wait till the cost are down first that they should wait till revenue share contracts are more reasonable. Lets face it they did what they did to beat each other to the punch to get each OEM but they did not need the penitration rates that high.
Volume says no one. You get your few sellers in the morning, preset to sell, etc.... Today is a sell date for Insiders. 6/4/09. That didnt help. MM's grabbed them at the open I think. MM's are buying and selling a bit back and forth. Did you notice yesterday the greedy MM's kept tipping their hand at .32 and .31. They kept jumping each others bids. Hiding, only coming out at is approached .32. Such bastards. The MM's are heavy buyers here, just no shares. This thing is going up sooner than later.
Agree Homer whole heartedly,saw that when he posted a link and he conveniently erased the post he was mentioning in the link,guess he thought better about it..but i go there for the giggles and good posters like ASM,SL and Cos as well as a few others,Sheree choirgirl,beach,killer,...
Never limit my self to info,bad or good,and it's a good source of what Day traders are thinking which indicatres SP sentiment since we have so many retail investors in this stock right now..
But they will figure it out by themselves as we did here...
so next week, the Ihpone app is coming out, the movie Stock Shock is coming with SiriusXM as the main character and the Apple digital conference is going on at the same time. Hope any of this can bring an influx of new investors to the table and push this stock up... WOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!
It is funny but that is exactly the reason I dont like registering for very much and why I took a long time to even regester here. I like to get a sense of the people running the site first. I have no problem with them knowing where I am from, just the fact of being able to get information that may lead them to having access to other information that leads them to financial accounts I have, that dont like the thought of. I watch the shows on how people can gain access to accounts from having the most basic information.
Is this in perpetuity? I can understand this for some period of time, but at some point this must phase out. If not then maybe GM should should run a campaign to fire back up the millions of dormant SATRADs out there in used vehicles. It seems to be an annuity stream that is worth investing some effort.
Here is my creative puppy dog campaign: Turn on all the dormant radios and send out communication to vehicle owners letting them know they have SXM and to check it out. Do this for a month and run quick sign up promos on all stations. Systematically remove channel options every day after the first month, replacing with "If you would like to continue to enjoy this channel, please call SXM customer service at xxx-xxx-xxxx. Your going to get listeners hooked on some specific content and they will subscribe, because now they can justify all the additional channels as an extra value to the content they are willing to pay for.
I know SXM can specify the channels that dormant rads receive. I had it happen in one of my vehicles. You must give people a chance to really kick the tires if you expect them to appreciate what you have to offer.
Hey I am not saying that there could not be a future contract that limits this and I would think it would be redone, now that SIRIXM is in more of the drivers seat. The problem is for right now I have not seen anything yet that says that is what is going to happen with new contracts and until that happens we will be stuck with a subscriber based SIRIXM and at a rate high enough that SIRIXM can at least break even at some point. A good example of this is when XMSR raised their rate from 9.99 to 12.95 the 5 dollars given to GM stayed the same at 5 dollars.
just got an email from sirius, best of both for $2...heres the limits/restrictions
* OFFER DETAILS: New and existing retail subscribers only. Subscribe to "SIRIUS Everything Plus The Best of XM" by 7/28/09, for a Quarterly Plan or longer (excluding 5-Year and Lifetime Plans) and get savings equivalent to 50% off "The Best Of" benefit (a minimum $6.06 value based upon standard retail value of $4.04/month). Maximum discount offered is one full year of savings ($24.24). Available online or by calling SIRIUS.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Activation fee of $15 required, other fees, and taxes may apply. Service will automatically renew for additional periods of the same length as the Plan you choose, at the then current renewal rate unless you cancel. Cannot be combined with any other offer. This offer may be modified or terminated at any time. Pricing and programming are subject to change. Subscriptions governed, as applicable, by the SIRIUS Terms & Conditions, available at irius.com/serviceterms. SIRIUS Radio U.S. service only available in the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia.
I am honored that anyone by who enjoys and visits this website to any extent... although I would be more honored if you you dropped 50% of the sites you visited and used us more exclusively ;). I don't think I am asking for too much... its not like I said, you can ONLY come here. Just here and one other place of your choice! See, I am reasonable.