Om Malik notes that there’s much speculation about about the merging of Sirius and XM Radio … and no firm denials.

That would be interesting. I’m not sure how I like having one monolithic satellite radio company, as I worry about lack of competition driving the prices up. The hardware prices continue to drop for basic equipment as luxury equipment [portable units, HD-based units, component-quality units] hits the market, which make me think that it’ll go the way of cell phone pricing … which could be pricey. XM’s $10/mo price point is just right for me right now—as a car-only listener [damn north-facing apartment!], the service wouldn’t be worth it to me at a much higher rate.

[HT to B2blog.]