BizJournals Portfolio
Home >   Business Views, Opinions and Blogs >   Business Blogs >   Tech Observer >  

Google Plans To Release Its Itunes Competitor By Christmas

Tech Observer

by Cromwell Schubarth
Main
Ping Falling Prey to Spam   So-So Review for iTunes 10

Recent Blog Posts

Links

Sep 03 2010 11:45am EDT

Rivalry Game

Google Inc. is reportedly shooting for release of a music service to rival Apple Inc.'s iTunes by Christmas.

Reuters reports the search giant is in talks with music labels on plans for an online store and cloud service that would let users play songs without downloading them onto their devices.

The news service cites unnamed sources who say Google Vice President of Engineering Andy Rubin has been updating music industry leaders about the new music service and has talked about a pre-holiday launch.

Rubin has reportedly been well-received by the music industry which hopes to benefit from a loosening on the grip that Apple now has on Internet sales of their wares.

About 70 percent of all digital music sales now happen on the iTunes Music Store.

Cromwell Schubarth is the Multimedia/Research Editor for the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.

Comments

If you are commenting using a Facebook account, your profile information may be displayed with your comment depending on your privacy settings. By leaving the 'Post to Facebook' box selected, your comment will be published to your Facebook profile in addition to the space below.


Connect With Portfolio.com
Like Portfolio on Facebook

Come on, like us—you know you want to.

Follow Portfolio on Twitter

Follow us and if you're an innovative entrepreneur, we'll return the favor.

The Mix

Today's top stories, conversation starters, and the back nine business bites.

spotlight on

Slideshows

500 Startups Hits New York

Dave McClure's brainchild makes its way to New York and introduces East Coast money folks to some intriguing new companies. View Slideshow