Google Moves a Step Closer Towards the Music Streaming Business
Given all the millions of Androids phones out there, it’s only natural that Google would look for ways to push content to them, thereby reaping more data about users which can be used to refine Internet searches even more.
The company signed a deal with Warner Music Group this week, which puts Google a bit closing to launching a streaming music service sometime later this year to compete with Radio, Spotify, Muve, Pandora and all the rest of them. And it’s a huge shot at Apple and iTunes.
Google’s big ace is that they own YouTube, which is already the most-used service in the known universe when it comes to searching for and consuming music.
There’s still a lot of negotiating to be done–Sony, Universal and about a billion indie labels–but I’m sure they’ll get it done. Once that happens, watch for streaming to blow up with consumers in a major, major way.
