XM vs Sirius

sirius wins b/c it's not owned by clear channel.

also, has howard stern (not a plus for me personally but a huge coup nontheless).

also, none of the hip hop channels are censored.

also, we own stock. want sirius to take over xm ideally.

XM has Bob Dylan and Baseball.

Plus I have it free with DirecTV

So XM!

I know more people who have XM and like it. ALthough I know someone who likes Howard Stern and thus likes Sirius...

Here's what (former?) music industry duder Bob Lefsetz said in his e-mail newsletter [bob at lefsetz dot com] in his 2007 predictions sent out New Year's Day

9. XM and Sirius

A merger would be terrible. For you've got two completely different cultures and Mel Karmazin [Sirius prez] would be in control when the deal was done, and all Mel knows is advertising, and that's the one ace in the hole satellite has, its LACK of advertising.

XM was caught with its pants down by Scott Greenstein and Mel's star strategy. Actually, the worst mistake the Washington, D.C. company XM ever made was NOT doing a deal with Howard Stern, that would have killed Sirius once and for all and XM would have emerged triumphant. Instead, XM has now overspent trying to compete with Sirius and its financials suck and there is PRESSURE to merge with Sirius.

Sirius has got the image and the mo.

XM has the better service, both musically and technologically.

The way this fucked up world works expect the two companies to get together and for the resulting company to be like Sirius. And, to paraphrase John Lennon, then the dream would be over.

Two different cultures. Two different incompatible technologies. Does this sound like fertile ground for getting together? But don't ever forget, Wall Street is in control here, and what the Street wants will happen. And just like with Live Nation, the Street is ignorant.

XM should stay the course. Improve its image. Play the underdog, even though it still leads in subs. I believe it can emerge triumphant. As for Sirius... I don't know one person who doesn't complain of dropouts, no matter WHAT they're airing."