Date:         Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:11:04 -0800
Reply-To:     "Dan W." <gutlesswonder@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Dan W." <gutlesswonder@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      OFF TOPIC! Re: XM and Sirius announce merger
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how does any of this relate to vanagons? pretty sure it's no Friday
anywhere...

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:48 AM
Subject: Re: XM and Sirius announce merger


> There is a fellow out of the Netherlands that has developed software
> that makes it possible for streaming television of virtually any TV
> Channel online. You can watch TV all day on your computer. Not clear if
> this is a blessing or a curse, but it is here. Not in large numbers yet,
> but first steps have already been take.
>
> Radio is obviously best when your eyes are needed for tasks other than
> watching TV.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> Joy Hecht wrote:
>> If you've got high speed internet access, you can get just about any
>> radio
>> you want.  Take your pick from all over the world, thousands of stations
>> stream live over the internet.  It's great!
>>
>>
>>
>> Joy
>>
>>
>> :::-----Original Message-----
>> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf
>> :::Of jon
>> :::Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 10:28 PM
>> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> :::Subject: Re: XM and Sirius announce merger
>> :::
>> :::As much as I don't like monopolies, if they don't merge we will have
>> no
>> :::satellite radio. They are not making money, and merging is the only
>> way
>> :::they can  possibly stay afloat.
>> :::
>> :::I think us in-the-boonies listeners will benefit from this.
>> :::
>> :::And, if it sat. radio doesn't survive, we've got all those CDs, MP3,
>> and
>> :::good old fashioned night-time AM. ;)
>> :::
>> :::Jon
>> :::
>> :::
>> :::
>> :::
>> :::On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Mike Collum wrote:
>> :::
>> :::> I know that many of us have XM or Sirius radio so this may be of
>> :::> interest.  I have 2 Sirius accounts.
>> :::>
>> :::> XM and Sirius announced that they are merging.  They will be having
>> an
>> :::> official press conference tomorrow and hopefully they'll outline how
>> :::our
>> :::> service will be affected.
>> :::>
>> :::> http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1423
>> :::>
>> :::> I can't help but wonder why this wouldn't be quashed as it would
>> create
>> :::> a monopoly.
>> :::>
>> :::> Mike
>> :::>
>>
>>
>>