Google Planning To Launch Music Service Soon, Dubbed "Google Audio" For Now -- Launching October 28th?
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Update: According to Slash Gear, Google may be looking to release this service as early as October 28th, which is a week from now.
Update: According to Tech Crunch, they've just got the scoop on the first couple of photos of the said service, check it out above. I don't believe it will be software - it'll be more like an online music service (like iLike).
Google’s partners in the venture are tipped to be LaLa and iLike, the latter of which was recently acquired by MySpace. The social networking site has streaming rights agreements with all four of the major music labels, all of whom would probably love another opportunity to persuade people to buy tracks rather than listen to them online.
As well as offering streaming and download links, Google Audio will flag up any related content, presumably including YouTube video and anything else related from the search giant’s database. LaLa and iLike have already announced a launch event for October 28th, billed as hosted by them “& others”. It will be interesting to see whether the service gets integrated with Android; as our own columnist Michael Gartenberg suggested earlier on today, one of the key elements holding Android back is the absence of a solid media download system integrated into the smartphone platform.
[9 to 5 Mac]
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