Wifi will crush satellite radio

That is my bold prediction for 2006. I think it is pretty simple. You can get about 114 channels (currently) on satellite. Maybe it is 200 – who cares. Wifi is spreading like the avian flu right now and there is no stopping it. It won’t be long and your computer or computer peripheral will just be connected. As I am sure most of you are aware there are quite a few stations available on the net. My search for ‘internet radio’ returned 258 M hits.

If I’m wrong about any of the above it will be cost, not availability. Let’s say it costs $35 for Wifi anywhere (and I’m not talking about the shitty performance you currently get through your cell phone on networks that still ain’t pushin 3G) and $15 bucks for satellite radio. I’d pay more than double for millions of stations, not to mention access to the internet.

Check out this story from 2002. As it turns out our satellite friends have been trying to mess with our Wifi. No dice.