Created Mon 28th Jan 2008 5:48pm PST by 
rowanbuds
rowanbuds Will the XM and Sirius merger be approved by the US Government before September 1st, 2008?
Settled as Yes
Merger approved
Background:
Background: This merger has been on hold now by the Government for well over a year. The Government is stating that the combination of the two will result in an illegal monopoly, like noone will be able to hear music through any other outlets if the merger happens. The same people overseeing this have approved mergers of multiple oil companies with one another to create super-companies in 2 to 6 weeks. That certainly cant be in the best interest of the consumer. I believe that the decision on this matter is a great barometer of whether our government is for the good of the people, or for the good of big business. Depending on how this turns out, we may have very many disappointed citizens.
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
Forecast history %
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Settled as Yes on Thu 27th Mar 2008 5:47am PST
- Activity: H$82,972 |
- Predictions: 48 |
Comments: 0
Suspend date: None
Settlement date: Thu 27th Mar 2008 5:47am PST
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 3%
Action history:
Created Mon 28th Jan 2008 5:48pm PST by rowanbuds
rowanbuds
Settlement requested Mon 24th Mar 2008 4:59pm PST by 
pics4d
: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080324/bs_nm/xm_sirius_antitrust_dc;
pics4d: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080324/bs_nm/xm_sirius_antitrust_dc;
Settlement requested Tue 25th Mar 2008 2:28am PST by 
steph
: Settle as Yes
http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSWAT00918420080325
Thanks!
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steph: Settle as Yes
http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSWAT00918420080325
Thanks!
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Settlement requested Tue 25th Mar 2008 5:34am PST by steph: Answer: Yes
Department of Justice has approved the merger.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/24/xm-sirius-merger-approved/
steph: Answer: Yes
Department of Justice has approved the merger.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/24/xm-sirius-merger-approved/
Settlement requested Tue 25th Mar 2008 6:23am PST by 
rohan
: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-fi-xm25mar25,1,5953759.story
[Yes]
rohan: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-fi-xm25mar25,1,5953759.story
[Yes]
Settlement requested Tue 25th Mar 2008 6:28pm PST by rohan: It has been approved a LONG time ago.. two days in fact, also, this page is not showing properly for me, so send me a shout if I'm wrong.
rohan: It has been approved a LONG time ago.. two days in fact, also, this page is not showing properly for me, so send me a shout if I'm wrong.
Settlement requested Wed 26th Mar 2008 6:11am PST by rohan: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/1338258
rohan: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/1338258 
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Settled as 'Yes' Thu 27th Mar 2008 5:47am PST by 
andrew
: Merger approved
andrew: Merger approved 
Suspend date: None
Settlement date: Thu 27th Mar 2008 5:47am PST details 
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