It will end up requiring new hardware that will recieve from both companies satellites. It will allow for a stronger company as a whole, to compete with various new media. When the 2 satellite licenses were issued there was no Ipods, digital radio, streaming internet radio and such. Competing with these formats and eachother has strained both companies. I for one look forward to the merge, as I would like to get NASCAR back. XM has a much better music library because it has several record labels as investors. Sirius has spent big bucks on content and XM on Hardware - together it would be a very nice product.