Will Google be launching a music store to combat with Apple's iTunes Store? An image leak suggests they may.
The logo of Google Music surfaced earlier today and according to the Google I/O keynote (video embedded below), the service will be an extension of the Android Marketplace and will allow you to find songs you like, purchase, and then download it to an Android device right over-the-air.
With Google having recently acquired Simplify Media, we can't help but think that some of their technology will show up in Google's venture into the music space. Plus, we think that the inclusion of that service will give Android access to its user's DRM-free music over-the-air.
If the rumors are right, however, Google will have some competition to its music service in the form of a cloud-based iTunes service. Looks like we'll have to wait on either solution for now.
I hope they will sell to countries other than the US and UK. Some of us want to purchase the music but are told we cant buy it from iTunes Store. They encourage piracy by blocking some countries.
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