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On Sep 20, 9:57 pm, SMS <scharf.ste...@geemail.com> wrote:
> On 9/20/2010 5:35 PM, Joel Koltner wrote:
>
> > "SMS" <scharf.ste...@geemail.com> wrote in message
> >news:4c90f3ba$0$1611$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net...
> >> Still this a really strange "investigation." There are so many
> >> actually valid technology issues that they could be investigating
> >> where they could have a chance of a successful class action lawsuit,
> >> i.e. why has one cellular carrier drastically reduced coverage after
> >> signing up millions of consumers to two year contracts? This carrier
> >> has been quietly waiving early termination fees to its customers that
> >> make a fuss about what happened, but they have never publicized what
> >> they did to their coverage or what they will do for customers that
> >> complain.
>
> > Agreed, it does seem like there'd be bigger fish to fry. Maybe one of
> > the law firm's principals bought a BMW and really took it personally
> > when his HD radio didn't work? :-)
>
> There is no lawsuit. There is not going to be any class action lawsuit.
> This is a law firm trying to see if there is any money to be made in a
> settlement. There isn't. No one takes them seriously. Not iBiquity. Not
> BMW. No one. Well perhaps are favorite anti-HD troll takes them seriously.
>
> Perhaps people think that HD Radio should work like satellite radio
> rather than traditional terrestrial radio and are disappointed at the
> programming they have available in their area, or perhaps they're in an
> area where the HD choices are limited. They are simply misinformed,
> which is not grounds for any lawsuit.
>
> >> Meanwhile HD Radio plods along, adding stations, adding advertisers on
> >> the sub-channels, and doubling receiver sales every year.
>
> > Yes, although one has to keep in mind that a lot of that growth isn't
> > entirely organic -- last I heard, iBiquity was still subsidizing some of
> > the manufacturers who agreed to put HD receivers into their radio.
>
> Perhaps, but no different than satellite radio, actually satellite radio
> is paying even more per new subscriber because of revenue sharing.
>
> > There's nothing inherently wrong with this, but it's important to know
> > for anyone investing in iBiquity who's trying to decide just how strong
> > a performer they'll be long-term (since sooner or later the seed money
> > runs out!).
>
> No individual can invest in iBiquity as they are not a public company.
> Nor did the investors (mainly large station owners) expect any return
> beyond the deployment of the HD system. It's likely that iBiquity will
> eventually become part of a larger technology licensing company.
>
> > Also a good point, but while one tower can cover a
> > [very-large-if-not-infinite] number of listeners, as technology
> > advances, at some point wireless bandwidth is "cheap enough" that it no
> > longer matters -- it'll become profitable to stream to people
> > individually. That crossover point is, in my opinion, still a ways off
> > though -- around a decade away, and likely double that.
>
> We're moving the wrong way on that front. No evidence that 4G is going
> to solve it either.

Yup, keep yourself in denial - LOL!