Thereal rate ofinflationis already a lothigher than 2% andifBernankewaits for the U. S. to be in an all out currencycrisis, it willbe impossible tocontaininflation.
And then of course, there is the fact that if you buy a book in the real world, it's going to sit around making you feel guilty all the time, but now I can buy as many books as I want, and they go on my device, and I never have to think about them again.
It's too early to tell if subscriber gains are attributable to all this expensive new content, or if the real draw for satellite radio is commercial-free, unique music.