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Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Sirius vs. XMSR

Went to Best Buy today. They are selling craploads of satellite radios. In fact, they were completely sold out of the Sirius radios. For now, they certainly seem to have the edge over XM. So, the big question then is why does XM have 3X the number of subscribers?

Thinking of getting one for my dad and really torn about which one to get. ACC Sports is a big attraction for XM. Basically, NPR vs. ACC Sports. The consumer really loses in this proprietary game.

Best Buy Salesman quote: “Once I tell people they can only get NPR on Sirius, it’s all over.”

Points of interest:

Sirius:
Over 800k subscribers
Now part of QQQQ ETF
$12.99/month or $499 lifetime
$70 device (after $30 rebate)
Unlimited free online usage
Daimler Chrysler, BMW, and Ford partnerships
Exclusive content:
NPR
Howard Stern
NBA
NFL
NHL
English Premier League Soccer
Spotty college b-ball coverage
All Elvis channel
Eminem

XMSR:
Over 2.5mm subscribers
Already part of QQQQ ETF
$9.99/month or 5 years for $499 (no lifetime plan)
$80 device (after $10 rebate)
Online usage for $3.99/month
GM partnership
Exclusive content:
MSNBC
MLB
ACC Sports
PAC-10 Sports
Big Ten Sports
Nascar
MTV
VH1
Snoop Dogg

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Posted by: Calvin / 5:46 PM
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