Thats exactly what has been going through my mind reading all of this and especially after reading the referenced blog.
This conjures images of the W95 release, people lined up at Wal-Mart like the heayday of cabbage patch dolls. Did the bulk of that population have any idea WHY they were replacing their Windows 3.11 with W95? I find it unlikely. There really wasn't anything developed initially that REQUIRED it (though I must admit, the necessity factor grew at a BLISTERING pace) I myself went from 3.11 to NT4.0, two of the greatest products that MS ever released (qualifier:IMHO).
Will the product be released to the masses in a whirlwind release tour with concerts and special guest's, or will it quietly assimilate us through XP attrition?
Couldn't agree more. Last week I drove about 1000 miles on the 405 here in SoCal. My Sirius radio only gets shut off when the fancy strikes me to listen to one of the 6 disc's in the changer (the same ones that have been there for about 6 months...) I would suspect that all of the drive-by's we've had recently may be caused by a commuter who doesn't yet have Sirius:)
I was probing the possibilities of satellite radio transmission when I heard that Iridium was going under (circa 1999 I think). I started my research and thats when I found XM and Sirius had already been working on this deal since the 80's. I wonder how much bandwidth is left on those old Iridium satellites now? I think I read somewhere that that S&XM only use about 4% of whats available on them.
Oh, and FM modulators... Tape Deck is the only way to go here, too many b-cast stations, and Sirius (Sportster) only allows you to tune the built in FM modulator down to like 88.7, a couple ticks farther down would work much better.
I love my Sirius radio and have just accepted the fact that I now have one more annual bill to pay much like taxes.
(P.S. my First/. reply though I've lurked for a LONG time.)
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Thats exactly what has been going through my mind reading all of this and especially after reading the referenced blog. This conjures images of the W95 release, people lined up at Wal-Mart like the heayday of cabbage patch dolls. Did the bulk of that population have any idea WHY they were replacing their Windows 3.11 with W95? I find it unlikely. There really wasn't anything developed initially that REQUIRED it (though I must admit, the necessity factor grew at a BLISTERING pace) I myself went from 3.11 to NT4.0, two of the greatest products that MS ever released (qualifier:IMHO). Will the product be released to the masses in a whirlwind release tour with concerts and special guest's, or will it quietly assimilate us through XP attrition?
Ironically, the desert environment, and the length of the course is eerily similar to a trip between Kuwait City and Baghdad.
Couldn't agree more. Last week I drove about 1000 miles on the 405 here in SoCal. My Sirius radio only gets shut off when the fancy strikes me to listen to one of the 6 disc's in the changer (the same ones that have been there for about 6 months...) I would suspect that all of the drive-by's we've had recently may be caused by a commuter who doesn't yet have Sirius :)
I was probing the possibilities of satellite radio transmission when I heard that Iridium was going under (circa 1999 I think). I started my research and thats when I found XM and Sirius had already been working on this deal since the 80's. I wonder how much bandwidth is left on those old Iridium satellites now? I think I read somewhere that that S&XM only use about 4% of whats available on them.
Oh, and FM modulators... Tape Deck is the only way to go here, too many b-cast stations, and Sirius (Sportster) only allows you to tune the built in FM modulator down to like 88.7, a couple ticks farther down would work much better.
I love my Sirius radio and have just accepted the fact that I now have one more annual bill to pay much like taxes.
(P.S. my First /. reply though I've lurked for a LONG time.)