Big bucks battle for control of Sirius XM satellite radio firm

A battle is brewing for control of Sirius XM Radio Inc., with uncertain consequences for the nearly 20 million people who use the satellite radio service to listen to music, sports and personalities from Howard ...

[isaac]

who cares?

[scorned xm customer]

XM shouldn't have merged with Sirus. The line up sucks now. So if they go under,care factor 0 !!

[dave]

The capital requirements are too large. Sirius will be forced in to bankruptcy - there is no other answer. Owners of the common stock are screwed.

[jakegama]

if sirius goes bankrup its the end of sattelite radio. It will turn off the current members, tick of those who lost in stock and lose trust and loyalty of all

[Notas Dumbas You]

Article has Stern thinking of "jumping ship"? Where would he go?

Satellite radio is great if you're in your car or truck all day.

They'd do a lot better allowing car subscribers to have 24 hour access - whether in car or not at the same cost. It would greatly expand home/office usage, and make it more valuable as an advertising tool.

They need to learn from Google. It's the "hits" to the site....i.e., 24 hour listenership...

nickel and diming users is a poor business model.