2014年2月12日 星期三

Apple to beat Google on cloud music - Technology - Information Technology

Apple has finished job on an online music storage service and is set to start it in front of Google, whose own music hard work have delayed, according to a number of people common with together companies' strategies. Apples strategies will agree to iTunes consumers to store their songs on a remote server, and then admission them from where they have an Internet link, said two of these people, who asked not to be named as the talks are still secret. The maker of the accepted iPhone and iPod, Apple has yet to sign any new licenses for the service and most important music labels are hoping to safe agreements previous to it is started, three of the resources said. Apple has not told its music associates of when it aims to launch its music closet, they said. An Apple spokesman declined to comment.Amazon.com started a music closet service before in April with no new licensing deals, leading to pressures of lawful action from some music companies. Amazon fights that its so-called Cloud Drive service does not require licenses, and said uploaded music belongs to the users. Amazon held talks with some labels to reach deals for a new, more bettered closet service. Apple, Amazon and Google are fighting for manage of new digital media platforms through which everyday users will admission their music and videos. Google had been estimated to start a music service as a characteristic of its Android mobile operating system as far back as previous Christmas.Two of the resources said Google initially required launching a essential closet service and an 'iTunes-like' store. In current weeks it has recommended discovering licensing for a contribution service, they said. Talks are continuing with most important music tags, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music, Universal Music Group and EMI. Music industries administrative are pointing to alterations in peak administration at Google as a probable cause for the technology company's unsure music plan. On April 1, c o-founder Larry Page took over as chief executive with Eric Schmidt moving up to executive chairman. Android chief Andy Rubin led most of the in the early hours talks with the tags. Apple and Google are eager to suggest services that give music admirers extra elasticity to admission their media anywhere they are moderately than tying them to a special computer or mobile gadget. In late 2009, Apple bought Lala, a cloud-based music company, but stopped it down in April 2010, leading to conjecture that it would start an Apple-branded cloud service.



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