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What I love is when they say XM is on the ropes. In January '06, in my financial news, XM had 6 million, Sirius has 4, and this includes the jump after Howard and Martha signed on. It also shows that Howard was a big feature, but his numbers have leveled off, and Oprah (as much as we all hate her, she is a big draw) has better numbers than Martha.
I believe the last I read was 9.8 million for Sirius in 2008 and 13 million for XM in 2008.
Too many major contributors own parts of XM such as Hughes, Clear Channel, GM, and Worldspace.
If for some reason XM goes under, Worldspace could take over since they share the same type of equipment, but don't hold your breathe for this to happen.
To say one sucks over the other is personal, and I will be the first to say Sirius sucks over XM, but that is my opinion and my likes are not with Howard or Martha (or Oprah).
However, like I said before, arguing over which is better is ludicrous, since it depends on the person's personally preferences, not on what someone else likes or dislikes.
I also would like to see someone prove that XM will drop to $3.00 per month if you cancel. I just love internet fantasies.