Even though Google has been on its heels for the last few months with fresh updates and additions, it has apparently managed to prep itself so as to reveal its new subscription music services at its upcoming event tomorrow. From what can be gathered, it has knocked on the doors of Universal Music and Sony Music Entertainment to catch hold of the required licenses.
The search leader supposedly has plans to integrate this service with YouTube as well as the Play store for Android loyalists with an ear for music. A post on The Verge has revealed that the utility would be vying with Spotify for consumer attention, even as it offers music that users can stream through their computers and handsets.
The post has added that while the company is busy plotting a release for this service, its rival Apple has been honing a similar utility of its own. The main grounds for differentiation is that the Menlo Park folks have an app which renders on-demand songs, up their sleeve, whereas the iPhone maker is hard at work crafting a internet radio-like tool dubbed Pandora. Just like the regular radio, this too will offer owners with little power to choose a song.
Even though Spotify had been founded in 2006 and ever since has been employed by millions of users across the globe, the search giant has surely used YouTube as a trump card in this case. The fact that the website recently showed a track record of 1 billion unique visitors every month should be enough to give the company an upper hand.
While we’re at it, the I/O conference is moreover rumored to serve as a podium for the launch of the new Nexus 7. As per rumors, the next generation of Asus-built 7-inch should retain its $199 price tag and the screen estate. But it has been said to surface with a higher resolution as well as the most recent Jelly Bean update (think on the lines of Android 4.3).
So that makes two products which Google may or may not be unveiling through I/O. Guess we’ll just have to wait until later tonight to find out.