Social Media  Sirius Still Waiting to Buy XM. Is Satellite Radio
Dead?   With all the trouble Sirius is having with its pending
acquisition of rival satellite radio service XM, you'd halfway
believe the rumors that Google was to buy Sirius. About a year
after announcing plans to take on XM, Sirius has faced nearly 10
months of investigation by U.S. government antitrust lawyers.
What's the holdup? Some say that the Department of Justice is
whirring away, putting a case together in order to block the
deal in federal court, according to a Reuters article. But it
appears that the complexity of such a merger was underestimated
by all parties involved.  car-satellite-ipod.pngIn the mean
time, does anyone still use satellite radio? I think we used it
in the car twice, as a substitute for our unpopulated iPod at
the time. It seems like a great back up option, but not a
primary alternative for the regular radio, which is still free.
In all honesty, what pisses you off more: commercials, or
repetitive playlists?  For