Maybe I am just too excited because I work for the company that ownes XM =) But, I think it will be more like the free music stations that come with DirecTV and some cable networks. That is very cool. The lack of commercials is great (although the service wont be totally commercial free).

And I agree that $10 a month is too much for empeg owners who have hours and hours of music on hand. I think XM will tailor to those people who own 2 or 3 CD's... I love having that type of service for my home system though (through DirecTV) because during the holidays I can tune into the Seasonal channel (I really don't feel like buying Christmas CD's) or if my parents come by for dinner, I can turn on the Easy Listening channel.

I would like a regular FM tuner so I can get weather and traffic updates on my way to work.