Actually, people didn't care much about FM stereo, either. FM stereo
didn't
reach mass market appeal until it was almost a give-away with the radio.

That's what will happen with HD. Until it starts being included in the
next radio people will purchase, or in the next car they buy.

That $50 licensing fee for each chipset will keep a lot of people from
EVER buying an IBOC receiver.

They will get them included in a car radio they will buy in the near future.
They won't have to decide to buy one.

"A Browne" wrote in message
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Actually, people didn't care much about FM stereo, either. FM stereo
didn't
reach mass market appeal until it was almost a give-away with the
radio.

That's what will happen with HD. Until it starts being included in the
next radio people will purchase, or in the next car they buy.

That $50 licensing fee for each chipset will keep a lot of people from
EVER buying an IBOC receiver.

They will get them included in a car radio they will buy in the near
future. They won't have to decide to buy one.


As they say in Spain, "when frogs dance flamenco."

Mass market car manufacturers will not include HD until there is a huge
demand, which is not present today. Otherwise, car manufacturers look for a
payback, such as commissions or a cut of fees, like the satellite folks give
them. Since HD is a free radio product, there is no fee to share and there
will be, for the moment, no HD radios in Fords and Chevys and Camrys.