Comments on: Sirius + iPod? http://blog.deconcept.com/2004/12/06/sirius-ipod/ You've got your good thing, and I've got mine Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:24:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Drayton http://blog.deconcept.com/2004/12/06/sirius-ipod/#comment-394 Drayton Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:54:24 +0000 http://blog.deconcept.com/2004/12/06/sirius-ipod/#comment-394 I think you're right that no one would buy an iPod purely for its ability to play satellite radio, but someone who is already an iPod user who either wants to get into satellite radio or is already a user of satellite radio and wants to combine their usage into one machine would use this machine. I actually stumbled on this forum while looking for substantiation of this rumor, because I'm considering buying a Sirius receiver and don't want to pay the money is Apple is going to come out with a new 'Pod in a few months. (Still feeling kind of burned from buying the new iPod in July only to have a *newer* one come out a scant few months later *with* photo display capabilities. Grrr....) Also, I don't know where you're hanging out, but U2 are *very* mainstream these days. They're just huge. I think you’re right that no one would buy an iPod purely for its ability to play satellite radio, but someone who is already an iPod user who either wants to get into satellite radio or is already a user of satellite radio and wants to combine their usage into one machine would use this machine. I actually stumbled on this forum while looking for substantiation of this rumor, because I’m considering buying a Sirius receiver and don’t want to pay the money is Apple is going to come out with a new ‘Pod in a few months. (Still feeling kind of burned from buying the new iPod in July only to have a *newer* one come out a scant few months later *with* photo display capabilities. Grrr….)

Also, I don’t know where you’re hanging out, but U2 are *very* mainstream these days. They’re just huge.

]]> By: Geoff http://blog.deconcept.com/2004/12/06/sirius-ipod/#comment-352 Geoff Thu, 09 Dec 2004 19:06:31 +0000 http://blog.deconcept.com/2004/12/06/sirius-ipod/#comment-352 Wow, why are you so pissed off about my opinions? <blockquote>Uhm Everyone Who buys on does!</blockquote> Everyone who buys a <em>satellite radio</em> activates them because they want the service, not the hardware. iPod users are buying the iPod because they want a portable music player, not a satellite radio. Very few customers would be buying it just for the satellite radio. <blockquote>The Sirius radios now record songs straight to the memory of select tuners with a Mini jack output!</blockquote> This is news to me, but XM just recently stopped selling their PVR hardware right after someone wrote a program that recorded the songs and packaged them up as MP3s. The RIAA wasn't happy about that, why would they be happy about Sirius making it easy for people? <blockquote>What are you talking about! The New Xm Myfi is slightly larger than an Ipod, yet thinnner</blockquote> Ok, so they are still bigger than an iPod, and you want to fit that AND the hard drive of an iPod into a device the same size as an iPod? That's not going to happen for a while, and Apple would never make the iPods bigger than they are just to fit in satellite radio because they know a small percentage of iPod users will actually use the radio. Wow, why are you so pissed off about my opinions?

Uhm Everyone Who buys on does!

Everyone who buys a satellite radio activates them because they want the service, not the hardware. iPod users are buying the iPod because they want a portable music player, not a satellite radio. Very few customers would be buying it just for the satellite radio.

The Sirius radios now record songs straight to the memory of select tuners with a Mini jack output!

This is news to me, but XM just recently stopped selling their PVR hardware right after someone wrote a program that recorded the songs and packaged them up as MP3s. The RIAA wasn’t happy about that, why would they be happy about Sirius making it easy for people?

What are you talking about! The New Xm Myfi is slightly larger than an Ipod, yet thinnner

Ok, so they are still bigger than an iPod, and you want to fit that AND the hard drive of an iPod into a device the same size as an iPod? That’s not going to happen for a while, and Apple would never make the iPods bigger than they are just to fit in satellite radio because they know a small percentage of iPod users will actually use the radio.

]]> By: Daniel http://blog.deconcept.com/2004/12/06/sirius-ipod/#comment-350 Daniel Thu, 09 Dec 2004 18:11:42 +0000 http://blog.deconcept.com/2004/12/06/sirius-ipod/#comment-350 STFU! You have no idea! I have sold thousands of radios. #3 ("most users won’t even pay to use") Uhm Everyone Who buys on does! #2 ("If you could record radio onto your iPod hackers would surely find a quick and easy way to take those recordings off, which makes the RIAA very angry") The Sirius radios now record songs straight to the memory of select tuners with a Mini jack output! Aproved by the RIAA, Because of the subscription costs... #1 ("Have you seen portable satellite radios? They are huge." ) What are you talking about! The New Xm Myfi is slightly larger than an Ipod, yet thinnner! #0 That's You! This pretty much negates everything you just said. You should research Something! You look like an idiot passing your opion with no factual backing! STFU! You have no idea! I have sold thousands of radios.

#3 (”most users won’t even pay to use”) Uhm Everyone Who buys on does!

#2 (”If you could record radio onto your iPod hackers would surely find a quick and easy way to take those recordings off, which makes the RIAA very angry”) The Sirius radios now record songs straight to the memory of select tuners with a Mini jack output! Aproved by the RIAA, Because of the subscription costs…

#1 (”Have you seen portable satellite radios? They are huge.” ) What are you talking about! The New Xm Myfi is slightly larger than an Ipod, yet thinnner!

#0 That’s You! This pretty much negates everything you just said. You should research Something! You look like an idiot passing your opion with no factual backing!

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