Rumor: Google Music to Launch by Holiday Season
Rumor: Google Music to Launch by Holiday Season
Posted 09/02/2010 at 2:11pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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Sources are reporting today that Google is deep in talks to get music labels on board for a Google competitor to iTunes. The service would offer digital downloads, as well as a digital locker that users could stream music from. This is a feature Apple has yet to implement despite buying music streaming startup Lala several months ago.
The man behind Google's Android operating system, Andy Rubin, is supposedly leading the talks with music labels. Rubin is the driving force for getting the service up and running this year, say sources. The labels meanwhile, see this an opportunity to take some of the wind out of iTunes' sails.
Google will have a steep hill to climb if they can get Google Music off the ground. Amazon has thus far been able to capture only 12% of the US digital music market. Google's ace in the hole will be Android. If this streaming is integrated with Android handsets via a downloadable app, it could make the service very desirable.
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Cooketh
September 02, 2010 at 2:52pm
It's not about actual service in this market, it's about the name.
Itunes/Apple is a name associated with music and downloading.
However, google has huge name recognition with innovation and doing old ideas better, right there they can capitolize. It's hard to meet people who dislike google, and that's their strong point.
The fact that the service may actually be better than Apple's Itunes is just frosting on the cake, which people like us MAXPC readers can appreciate.
NewGadgeteer
September 02, 2010 at 2:28pm
Google Music doesn't sound like a catchy name to me. They should use a name like Symphonity as in infinite symphony.
Caboose
September 02, 2010 at 2:24pm
Amazon also only has a music store in the USA. They've been dragging their heels on opening one up anywhere else! Now, if Google has it available in North America and a few other countries at launch and then guarentee that other areas will come too, they'll do better!
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