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 Tuesday, 21 February 2006
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Tough times at both XM and SIRIUS
The New York Times has a couple stories on the fortunes of both XM and SIRIUS. The first details
how Pierce J. Roberts has resigned as a director on the board of XM. Roberts felt that the company is generally going in
the wrong direction and will lose cash faster than it will gain subscribers, especially by pricing the subscription too
low. The cost of attracting each new subscriber has increased in the last year from $64 to $89 per acquisition. That
increase is likely coming from a growing ad budget.
The second
tells of how SIRIUS lost $311 million in the third quarter of 2005. That's up from $261 million in the same period in
2004. Once again it's the cost of acquiring new customers that seem largely to blame. This time, though, those costs
have actually gone down for SIRIUS, from $124 a year ago to $113 today. Still, that's a lot of money to spend to
attract new business. SIRIUS says it expects to be profitable next year.
[Via Droxy (Digital Radio)]
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Tough times at both XM and SIRIUS
The New York Times has a couple stories on the fortunes of both XM and SIRIUS. The first details
how Pierce J. Roberts has resigned as a director on the board of XM. Roberts felt that the company is generally going in
the wrong direction and will lose cash faster than it will gain subscribers, especially by pricing the subscription too
low. The cost of attracting each new subscriber has increased in the last year from $64 to $89 per acquisition. That
increase is likely coming from a growing ad budget.
The second
tells of how SIRIUS lost $311 million in the third quarter of 2005. That's up from $261 million in the same period in
2004. Once again it's the cost of acquiring new customers that seem largely to blame. This time, though, those costs
have actually gone down for SIRIUS, from $124 a year ago to $113 today. Still, that's a lot of money to spend to
attract new business. SIRIUS says it expects to be profitable next year.
[Via Droxy (Digital Radio)]
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Use FileMerge to compare folder contents
The Apple DevTools includes an application named FileMerge to diff the contents of textfiles: FileMerge. If you drag two folders on the application icon, a different dialog appears which shows a merged column view of both dir...
[Via macosxhints]
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Favorite iPod TV Shows
The iPod video has replaced the PowerBook as my airline travel companion. [snip]
I've had people ask me: "how enjoyable can video be on a 2.5 inch screen?" Well, quite enjoyable actually. And the key is the piped-in sound through the earphones (btw: I recommend in-ear phones such as the Griffin EarThumps or XtremeMac FS1 earphones with foam inserts). The great audio seems to create a state of immersion.
[Via Meerkat: An Open Wire Service: MacDevCenter.com]
Bingo. (Emphasis mine)
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