tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post6927564831852223588..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Will XM & Sirius radio create a monopoly?Dr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-58965915074154209822008-08-28T03:08:00.000-06:002008-08-28T03:08:00.000-06:00I agree with sebastian about th ecompetitors of sa...I agree with sebastian about th ecompetitors of satellite radio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-44595810613134642462008-05-07T12:01:00.000-06:002008-05-07T12:01:00.000-06:00Because they can.That's a problem.Because they can.<BR/><BR/>That's a problem.Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-53422624214568410182008-04-15T11:34:00.000-06:002008-04-15T11:34:00.000-06:00Dr. Tufte's comment was hilarious! "anti-trust fol...Dr. Tufte's comment was hilarious! "anti-trust folks are going after struggling companies because theoretically they might raise the price for a product that it isn't clear anyone wants at the lower competitive price." It is very important to remember demand in a case like this. XM and Sirius are not widely popular even now. Why bother regulating something that has weak demand in the first place?CMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230361937701865420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-28437169078411253362007-04-27T15:01:00.000-06:002007-04-27T15:01:00.000-06:00This all seems sensible to me, but of course, this...This all seems sensible to me, but of course, this is not how the regulators view it.<BR/><BR/>I think this is a big case in terms of what we are going to see in textbooks over the next 10-20 years. This is a contestable market if there ever was one, yet here we are 6 years into a Republican administration and the anti-trust folks are going after struggling companies because theoretically they Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-72154786291508328212007-03-21T11:34:00.000-06:002007-03-21T11:34:00.000-06:00I agree with Sebastian about the competitors of sa...I agree with Sebastian about the competitors of satellite radio. Competitors are land-based radio, mp3 players, internet radio and believe it or not cd's and cassette tapes are still around. I think over time the trend will be toward satellite radio as these other competitors phase out; however, what new technology will we have then? I don't think we need to worry about a monopoly if these two Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537514981181573945noreply@blogger.com