On Sep 26, 12:35 pm, RHF wrote:
On Sep 26, 9:22 am, IBOCcrock wrote:

"Fordto Offer HD Radio on 2008 Vehicles"

"The option will be available for about $279 for standard HD radio, or
$299 for HD radio with iPod compatibility, Sears said. There is no
monthly subscription fee and the installation will take about 30
minutes and cost $40 to $50, he said."

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...TS4DiajveYQOcg

Very interesting thatFordis not footing the bill for installation
and that installation is done at point-of-sale. Fordis heavily
promoting their newSyncoption for the same $350. Still, this is not
good news.

About -FORDSYNC™ { It' Don't "Stink" like IBOC }
TODAY'S DRIVERS DEMAND STAYING CONNECTEDhttp://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=25169

FORDTEAMS UP WITH MICROSOFT TO DELIVERSYNC;
IN-CAR DIGITAL SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE TOFORDhttp://media.ford.com/newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=25168

Ford, Microsoft IntroduceSyncfor Tech-Savvy Consumershttp://media.ford.com/newsroom/feature_display.cfm?release=24513

- - - By implicationFordSays "NO" to "HD" Radio as OEM
Standard Equipment on their New Cars and Trucks.

I Ask Myself : What IBOC ?
All I See Is The Blinking Blue Light ! ~ RHF
In That Distant Land* Where IBOC Fears To Go :
Life Exists and Radio Listeners Live Beyond the 10mv/m Contour.
* Twain Harte, CA -USA-
.

"Ford SYNC, HD Radio and the state of competition"

"But Ford SYNC is coming out this fall. And it'll be standard on the
top trim levels (which constitute about 40% of Ford's sales). And this
will have a ripple-effect throughout all the other auto manufacturers
as the platform is licensed to GM, Honda and Toyota (this is Microsoft
we're talking about... though as Dave Zatz point out to me last night,
there is no Microsoft logo when you boot up). And if I was working at
XM or Sirius, I'd be looking this and shaking my head. Because those
OEM subscriber numbers are going to take a turn for the worst as soon
as this hits the streets. But nah, that's not competition..."

http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/fo...mpetition.html

Sync will spread to other automakers, and HD Radio won't even be a
stain on consumers' pants.