"A lot of these patients have been involved with a fairly high level of activity for a long time, " Stubbs said.

CNN: Gaga's injury related to 'being active'

So all you now have to do is to guess how many cars will be sold in a given year and, if churn stays fairly constant as it has for a long time, then 46% of the new car sales will translate into new satellite radio subscribers.

FORBES: Sirius Is Still A Buy But Not Because Howard Stern Stayed

Google has been fairly laser focused on growing the business for a long, long time now.

FORBES: Will Facebook Generate More Revenue Than Google?

The FSA presented a fairly tight timeframe for implementation, but they had been talking about the requirement for a long time, so firms knew it was coming, he said.

FORBES: London Traders Must Record Their Mobile Trades Starting Monday