Comments on: Brands Create Customers » Blog Archive » The Cougar Ace and Mazda’s brand challenge http://www.lagesse.org/brands-create-customers-blog-archive-the-cougar-ace-and-mazdas-brand-challenge/ "A true friend stabs you in the front" - Oscar Wilde Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:17:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: rob http://www.lagesse.org/brands-create-customers-blog-archive-the-cougar-ace-and-mazdas-brand-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-179 rob Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:56:54 +0000 http://lagesse.org/?p=104#comment-179 Just wait - in time these two will merge - after that happens one of two others will happen - either you will have to throw away ALL of your receivers (doubtful) to get the new company feed, or you'll be able to tune in the combined company on your existing receiver (likely). The amount of money being pumped into satellite radio cannot sustain both of these companies - not at the current adoption rate (and the current cost of programming for people like Howard Stern and Oprah!). They'll merge - it will be painful for a while, and a stronger company will come out of it. Hopefully it won't mean less choices - hopefully it would mean more. It could go either way. I've stayed away from satellite radio this long for just that reason - I have to buy the HW, and I don't want any (more) useless hardware. Besides, both XM and Sirius have stuff I want to listen too - perhaps they should consider a cross licensing agreement! Rob Just wait – in time these two will merge – after that happens one of two others will happen – either you will have to throw away ALL of your receivers (doubtful) to get the new company feed, or you’ll be able to tune in the combined company on your existing receiver (likely).

The amount of money being pumped into satellite radio cannot sustain both of these companies – not at the current adoption rate (and the current cost of programming for people like Howard Stern and Oprah!).

They’ll merge – it will be painful for a while, and a stronger company will come out of it. Hopefully it won’t mean less choices – hopefully it would mean more. It could go either way.

I’ve stayed away from satellite radio this long for just that reason – I have to buy the HW, and I don’t want any (more) useless hardware.

Besides, both XM and Sirius have stuff I want to listen too – perhaps they should consider a cross licensing agreement!

Rob

]]> By: deannie http://www.lagesse.org/brands-create-customers-blog-archive-the-cougar-ace-and-mazdas-brand-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-178 deannie Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:47:47 +0000 http://lagesse.org/?p=104#comment-178 Well, Paul will be able to relate to this: I just reviewed the Mazda site since I decided to dream about new cars for a moment and *gasp* the car is already loaded with a Sirius only receiver. Err, I am an XM subscriber and I couldn't deselect that item when I went to build that cute little red RX-8 with leather interior. BAH. Never mind. Scrap your damn cars, I don't care. Well, Paul will be able to relate to this: I just reviewed the Mazda site since I decided to dream about new cars for a moment and *gasp* the car is already loaded with a Sirius only receiver. Err, I am an XM subscriber and I couldn’t deselect that item when I went to build that cute little red RX-8 with leather interior. BAH. Never mind. Scrap your damn cars, I don’t care.

]]> By: rob http://www.lagesse.org/brands-create-customers-blog-archive-the-cougar-ace-and-mazdas-brand-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-177 rob Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:47:13 +0000 http://lagesse.org/?p=104#comment-177 True, unless you HAD A CHOICE between an RX-8 that stood 80 degrees on it's side in frigid weather hanging on retraining straps, or one that had a gentle passage. Does it make a difference? I don't k now - I doubt Mazda even knows. But me - I would prefer the one that had the gentle ride, if I had my choice. I *might* pick on of the "80-degree-ers" if I KNEW it was an 80 degree-er, and I got some sort of compensation for taking it, in lieu of another that hadn't been subjected to those circumstances. Rob True, unless you HAD A CHOICE between an RX-8 that stood 80 degrees on it’s side in frigid weather hanging on retraining straps, or one that had a gentle passage. Does it make a difference? I don’t k now – I doubt Mazda even knows.

But me – I would prefer the one that had the gentle ride, if I had my choice. I *might* pick on of the “80-degree-ers” if I KNEW it was an 80 degree-er, and I got some sort of compensation for taking it, in lieu of another that hadn’t been subjected to those circumstances.

Rob

]]> By: deannie http://www.lagesse.org/brands-create-customers-blog-archive-the-cougar-ace-and-mazdas-brand-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-176 deannie Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:42:42 +0000 http://lagesse.org/?p=104#comment-176 I respect Mazda, had one for a lot of years that performed with little to no headaches. Why is this such a headache? I don't think so. Wouldn't stop me from getting an RX-8 if I could! I respect Mazda, had one for a lot of years that performed with little to no headaches. Why is this such a headache? I don’t think so. Wouldn’t stop me from getting an RX-8 if I could!

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