....But XM now has over a million subscribers; Sirius has 200,000. Both are rapidly gaining in popularity, and both have vast corporate financing. With every passing month, their long-term viability (especially XM's) looks more secure...

....Even so, you'd have to be a sonic Scrooge to dismiss the technical and creative achievement of satellite radio. Prospects for the broadcasters' long-term health continue to improve, and radios' prices have come down from the stratosphere; the self-installable XM Roady car kit ($120) and the XM boombox (with the SkyFi "brain," $200 total after rebate) are particularly good bets. In short, satellite radio is ready for prime time - and, by the way, makes a Siriusly nice XMas gift.

Originally posted by engin_ear
Thanks for the notice. Too much sign-up hassle to access the web version though. Was this in today's NYTimes paper (12/22/03) ???