eafofny
02-09-2005, 12:19 PM
Doesn't mean it's not planned for any other harddrive-based mp3 players. Hmm ...
Apple CEO Steve Jobs tells Mel Karmazin there is no plan for satellite radio in iPod music player.
February 9, 2005: 11:31 AM EST
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Mel Karmazin, the new CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio, said he's talked recently with Apple Computer about adding satellite radio to its popular iPod music player.
"I've spoken to Steve Jobs," said Karmazin, speaking Wednesday morning at a media conference in New York. He declined to elaborate, other than to say that the "current thinking" at Apple is that "they don't need to put a satellite radio in their box."
For either Sirius (http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?shownav=true&symb=SIRI) (up $0.02 to $5.95, Research (http://cnnfn.investor.reuters.com/Reports.aspx?ticker=SIRI)) or rival XM Satellite Radio, a deal with Apple would be huge. Apple has sold more than 10 million iPods, which have used to download some 230 million songs.
Karmazin noted at The McGraw-Hill Companies' 2005 Media Summit that the future success of satellite radio depends on content and the ability to distribute it across multiple devices.
So far Sirius and XM (http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?shownav=true&symb=XMSR) (up $0.24 to $31.42, Research (http://cnnfn.investor.reuters.com/Reports.aspx?ticker=XMSR)) have concentrated on lining up deals with automobile makers to install satellite radios in future car models.
But cars and iPods aren't the only options and Karmazin said Sirius has been talking to many potential partners
Apple CEO Steve Jobs tells Mel Karmazin there is no plan for satellite radio in iPod music player.
February 9, 2005: 11:31 AM EST
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Mel Karmazin, the new CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio, said he's talked recently with Apple Computer about adding satellite radio to its popular iPod music player.
"I've spoken to Steve Jobs," said Karmazin, speaking Wednesday morning at a media conference in New York. He declined to elaborate, other than to say that the "current thinking" at Apple is that "they don't need to put a satellite radio in their box."
For either Sirius (http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?shownav=true&symb=SIRI) (up $0.02 to $5.95, Research (http://cnnfn.investor.reuters.com/Reports.aspx?ticker=SIRI)) or rival XM Satellite Radio, a deal with Apple would be huge. Apple has sold more than 10 million iPods, which have used to download some 230 million songs.
Karmazin noted at The McGraw-Hill Companies' 2005 Media Summit that the future success of satellite radio depends on content and the ability to distribute it across multiple devices.
So far Sirius and XM (http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?shownav=true&symb=XMSR) (up $0.24 to $31.42, Research (http://cnnfn.investor.reuters.com/Reports.aspx?ticker=XMSR)) have concentrated on lining up deals with automobile makers to install satellite radios in future car models.
But cars and iPods aren't the only options and Karmazin said Sirius has been talking to many potential partners