Hypocrisy In JPEG Form
I love it when people’s own words conflict with each other. Here’s two beautiful, diametrically opposed quips from National Association of Broadcasters CEO in relation to competition in the radio market:
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That has to hurt. (Though I suspect the second quote to be functionally taken out of context. I bet it is followed by a list of ways they will compete, rather than attempting to sound all doom-and-gloomy. There’s a pretty big difference between saying “we have competition” and the implication of this out of context quote, which is “we are being overwhelmed by our competition,” but either way the dichotomy stands.)
(**Edit: Suspicion confirmed.**)
And the death of all of them is coming. It’s called Wi-Max. Soon the nation will be blanketed in wireless broadband. Thanks to EVDO, which is more than capable of streaming radio, it’s already 2/3 of the way there, though the price is still far too high. Satellite radio will have no chance to compete whether they’ve merged or not.
