Google music service will be boon to Android users (eventually the media find out about things like this)

I think so. Apparently Google has caught onto this and wants to capitalize. Back in the day if you wanted to buy music without leaving your home you were pretty much forced to use an illegal service such as the late, great Napster. How many of these aspects can Google include in its service. This Google music service rumor and speculation leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Makes perfect sense that Google would let users search through millions of tunes. Almost all digital music services come with drawbacks. It seems like most other services combine one or two. It’s not unlike how Apple decided it needed a mobile ad platform and bought and built one. Google’s decision to create a Web music store and later a music download service seems like a long shot for a company I fear is spreading itself too thin. The option to purchase, obviously, will be the driving force of the business.

There are some parts of the company that are doing cool stuff. That and it wants to control the Web services it offers so it can place its own ads on them, or at least make money off of music. After all, if you’re searching for a song you’re probably at least somewhat likely to purchase it. Not that it doesn’t have $25 billion or so in the bank to burn.

What we are talking about here, however, is new competitors in the digital music industry. Every service, it seems, has a downside that makes it not worth it for someone like me, who enjoys his music on different devices. Sure, there are still illegal ways to download music and there probably always will be but that’s not what we’re talking about here. What struck me, however, was the note that Google also plans a subscription music service that would launch next year.

As of late, companies are stepping in to fill the gap and offer completely legal, paid for digital downloads. Furthermore, considering Google is first and foremost a search engine based company, these reports also suggest that the company will provide song downloads straight through search results. It’s a nice little marketing ploy to boost song sales, and it sits in a logical place. Easy enough. Typically you can play the full song once in each browser, after which you can hear just a short sample. Why would Google do this. No one knows if Google has deals in place with record labels.

Apple charges way too much for its tracks and albums, especially the DRM-free and high-quality ones. I like Napster because they offer you purchase credits along with your subscription price. I disagree. This is where I think they can really sink in their claws.

I like the idea of playing these tracks on any medium I choose. Sounds like many of us will have to go out and buy extended life batteries. I like the idea of playing these tracks on any medium I choose.