If Toshiba were smart they would figure out a way they can take the existing players and replace the optics with blue ray lasers and update the firmware to make it play blue ray. Since all of HD-DVD had network ports from day one they may be one of the only players that can play the Blue Ray 2.0 spec. Wouldn't it be hilarious if Toshiba became the number 1 seller of Blue Ray players.
I really think there is something up with this merger. They fast tracked the oil company mergers and AT&T and those are ones that actually affect us every day. I can't believe it's taking them this long to see that there are no antitrust issues. I mean come on, if they charge too much you just don't go with them. You listen to regular radio, cds, or your ipod. Even if Sirius did decide to charge hundreds of dollars per month for service you still have choices. If AT&T decided to charge you hundreds of dollars on service what are you supposed to do? Go with a cell phone, what if AT&T is your only source of cell coverage, and what if you can't get cable in your area, how are you supposed to get on the internet. Our government is a joke, if they were really out to help the consumer they wouldn't have let the obvious companies get back together.
If you think the HD DVD group is going to be quick with your free HD DVD turn around then think again. It says 8-10 weeks and they mean it, it's been 9 weeks for me and I called and they said it's in the last stages.
I find it funny that Congress is complaining that they think the Justice department is trying to rush the merger when the deal to reunite AT&T took less time. The main problem here is that these two companies have seen the market and they realize that they both can't afford to exist. One of them is going to go under and we'll be left with one company regardless. Ever since Howard Stern went to Sirius their numbers have skyrocketed from 600,000 to now over 7,000,000. On the other hand XM has not had that much growth. So the likely scenario is that XM will go under in the very near future without this deal. Just the fact that the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) was/is running full page ads against this merger should be enough to show that they will not be a monopoly. I have more of a monopoly on my cable company than I do with my in car listening. When is the last time you had a choice on who your local cable company is. All I know is that if I'm pissed at my cable company my only option is to go to satellite, then after that bunny ears. In my car I have radio, HD Radio, MP3 player, cd, then sirius. It's a no brainer in regards to approving this merger. I would have though they would have had more pause with a company like AT&T who wants to charge internet companies more money depending on how many people visit them, but I guess if you give enough donations you can do anything in this country.
Sorry, I'll stick with my reasonable $15 a month data plan. I just don't feel comfortable paying the same amount of money for my cable modem as I do for my phone.
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