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This excerpt taken from the SIRI 10-K filed Mar 13, 2006. Internet Radio and Downloading Devices. Internet radio broadcasts have no geographic limitations and can provide listeners with radio programming from around the country and the world. Currently, there are no Internet radios in vehicles. Although we believe that the current sound quality of Internet radio is below standard and may vary depending on factors that can distort or interrupt the broadcast, such as network traffic, we expect that improvements from higher bandwidths, faster modems and wider programming selections may make Internet radio a more significant competitor in the future.
The Apple iPod® is a portable digital music player that sells for approximately $100-$400 and allows users to convert music on compact discs to digital files and to download and purchase music through Apple’s iTunes® Music Store, which features over 2 million songs and 11,000 audio books. Apple sold over 22.5 million iPods® and more than one million videos during its fiscal 2005 year. iPods® are compatible with certain car stereos and various home speaker systems. Availability of music in the public MP3 audio standard has been growing in recent years with sound files available on the websites of online music retailers, artists and record labels and through numerous file sharing software programs. These MP3 files can be played instantly, burned to a compact disc or stored in various portable players available to consumers. Our SIRIUS S50 portable satellite radio player competes with the iPod® and other portable music devices.
This excerpt taken from the SIRI 10-K filed Mar 16, 2005. Internet Radio and Downloading Devices. Internet radio broadcasts have no geographic limitations and can provide listeners with radio programming from around the country and the world. Although we believe that the current sound quality of Internet radio is below standard and may vary depending on factors that can distort or interrupt the broadcast, such as network traffic, we expect that improvements from higher bandwidths, faster modems and wider programming selections may make Internet radio a more significant competitor in the future, in particular with our offering of our music channels over the Internet.
There are a number of Internet-based audio formats in existence or in development that compete directly with SIRIUS radio. For example, Internet users with the appropriate hardware and software can download sound files for free or for a nominal charge and play them from their personal computers or from specialized portable players or compact disk players. The Apple iPod is a portable digital music player that sells for approximately $100-$400 and allows users to download and purchase music through Apple's iTunes Music Store, which features over 1 million songs and 8,000 audio books, as well as convert music on compact disc to digital files. Apple sold over 4.4 million iPods during its fiscal 2004 year. The iPod enables consumers to buy and store up to 10,000 songs. In addition, iPods are compatible with certain car stereos and various home speaker systems. Availability of music in the public MP3 audio standard has been growing in recent years with sound files available on the websites of online music retailers, artists and record labels and through numerous file sharing software programs. These MP3 files can be played instantly, burned to a compact disc or stored in various portable players available to consumers.
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