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Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein
My question is this...
What immediate advantage is this merger going to be for us?
Consider the following...
XM radios can't play Sirius. Sirius radios can't play XM.
Too late for car manufacturers to put updated radios in '09 vehicles.
Subscribers aren't going to want to go out and pay for all-new
equipment that supports both.
Will Sirius be able to broadcast both services to each of the
the two broadband frequencies or are XM and SIRIUS
customers only going to be able to receive their subscribed
services?
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Those are great questions. In reality, I don't think it's going to much of anything for most of us at this point unless they change their plans from what they proposed to the DOJ.
Here's an interview with Mel Karmazin that provides some insight, although it is a year old.
Sirius CEO discusses post-XM merger service plans
It looks like the only way to really benefit will be with one of the next-gen radios.