You're right: Promotions for other XM channels are commercials. It's not true, as one guy said, that "the vast majority" of stations are commercial free. In fact, every station has some ads. If this guy's lawsuit goes to class action, then I'm on the bandwagon.
But the most annoying thing for me is the DJs' self-promotion. I listen mostly to the (two) classical stations, and there's one guy (Paul Bachman) in particular who spends an enormous amount of time merely promoting himself. He states his name every 3 seconds and then babbles on with pointless trivia about the piece he's threatening to play. Actually, NOT about the piece he's going to play, but some other pieces that his stream of consciousness stumbled across while he was day-dreaming.
If I'm paying for a music service, I shouldn't have to put up with ads or some self-absorbed fop trying to impress me with his knowledge of the composers personal life. "Shut up and play the music."
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"My father-in-law is heading back to school in the spring and wants a laptop for Christmas. The only catch is their budget is around $400 and he does not want a netbook. He's not very "tech savvy" at all and doesn't need a hoss of a machine (not that $400 could get you one). We would like to get it for him as soon as possible and would love some input."
The most commented posts on Engadget over the past 24 hours.
Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required.
commercials. It's not true, as one guy said, that "the
vast majority" of stations are commercial free. In fact, every station has some ads. If this guy's lawsuit goes
to class action, then I'm on the bandwagon.
But the most annoying thing for me is the DJs' self-promotion. I listen mostly to the (two) classical
stations, and there's one guy (Paul Bachman) in particular who spends an enormous amount of time
merely promoting himself. He states his name every 3
seconds and then babbles on with pointless trivia about
the piece he's threatening to play. Actually, NOT
about the piece he's going to play, but some other
pieces that his stream of consciousness stumbled
across while he was day-dreaming.
If I'm paying for a music service, I shouldn't have to
put up with ads or some self-absorbed fop trying to
impress me with his knowledge of the composers personal
life. "Shut up and play the music."