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[Joe Stocks]

>>The cable industry took 30 years to achieve that kind of penetration.<<

I think the model you are talking about is farther away than 5 years for SIRI to see gross profits of 33%. You mentioned "fixed" cost. It's hard to peg "fixed cost" when they sign someone like Stern for $100 mil a year. "Fixed" cost just took a giant leap. I don't see all this resolving itself to a point where the SIRI business model has matured to point of seeing "net" profits higher than 7%. I would only give in to a argument of maybe 10% in five years. I see SIRI taking on more debt to get there and the interest expense alone will rise a chunk.

[ajtj99]

Many luxury cars offer a 1-year free satellite subscription with a new car purchase. I wonder if the sub numbers are inflated by non-revenue subs?

Those businesses will only be attractive post bankruptcy, IMO.