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By: Todd Jonz

Todd Jonz — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:05:25 +0000

Sirius just doesn’t get it.

I have Sirius receivers in two cars. The only time I listen to Sirius is when I’m on the road. When I’m at home I don’t listen to Sirius online, nor do I listen to the XM channels I get from DirecTV.

When I use my iPod Touch to listen to music I listen either to my own music library, one of the two dozen streaming public radio station I have on presets in the free Fstream app, or an online stream using the free Pandora app. All of these options suit my musical tastes far better than any programming Sirius offers.

For me Sirius only serves to provide adequate (not great) in-car programming for people like me who live in a broadcast radio wasteland outside of a major metropolitan area.

By: chris becker

chris becker — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:50:11 +0000

EXACTLY: “was intended more as a means of tempering subscriber churn than a means of driving new subscriptions”

So why do you make this the focal point of your article. You are the only one that seems overly concerned about these statistics.

By: Todd Thomas

Todd Thomas — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:22:31 +0000

Agree with John…sarcastic title with a negative spin. I pay my fee each month for Sirius on my iPhone and love it..wouldn’t run or exercise without it…don’t write about things you don’t know about.

By: Jeff Stevens

Jeff Stevens — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:40:47 +0000

You missed his comment in the opening remarks. Page 2 of the transcript.

“We want our subscribers to get our content in as many ways as possible so long as the channel is profitable to us.”

And this is before Rosie’s show starts. Lots of iPhone potential there.