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Google opens online music store and free storage locker
Wednesday Novemeber 17th Google opened up it's own online music store. They announced this at a news conference in Los Angeles. Googles new music store sells songs and ablums basically for the same price as iTunes would. This is basically Googles form of iTunes.

 

 

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  angryflower1

  I listen to free at Grooveshark instead!
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  Mobananas

  Free music....the dynamic is interesting, and eventually all there will be is music that isn't worth paying for...oh, wait...
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  eb79

  I like the full song preview part. Not impressed with the limited selection, but I'm sure that will change soon and will eventually be successful. Google is like the #$%!ing Chuck Norris of the internet.And if we don't pay something for the things we really like, those things may cease to exist. I... more

  I like the full song preview part. Not impressed with the limited selection, but I'm sure that will change soon and will eventually be successful. Google is like the #$%!ing Chuck Norris of the internet.
  
  And if we don't pay something for the things we really like, those things may cease to exist. I can't afford to buy every song ever made, but for my favorites, I don't mind at all. less
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  Costello25

  Listen to it FREE with Musicstalk
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  pepperidge

  Somehow, I feel buying music through Google sounds terrible idea. I won't buy...
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  blancanvas

  Is Google hell-bent on copying everybody out there? Get back to innovating!
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  trueab

  Hopefully yes. If anything needs innovation it's iTunes. I would welcome any competition to help drive down prices.
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  ryderted

  Just steal your movies and songs people. Jesus Christ a dollar for a song. 12 bucks for a new release and they want to lock it into a specific format and device so you really never own it. Forget that. They need to quit this bs and just give you a straight digital copy and get over themselves. ... more

  Just steal your movies and songs people. Jesus Christ a dollar for a song. 12 bucks for a new release and they want to lock it into a specific format and device so you really never own it. Forget that. They need to quit this bs and just give you a straight digital copy and get over themselves. Until then 4shared, kat, demonoid for me.
  
  Sure I'd rather buy a copy so the quality is perfect but they NEVER give you the true unlocked digital copy. They always want to lock it in some way...so screw em! less
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  Mobananas

  Screw you! Let me guess: you create nothing, other than gas.
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  joeybTNU

  Do you know where the dollar for a song goes? Look it up. That money gets split up. Lollipop from Lil Wayne had around 3.2 million digital downloads. About 2/3 of that dollar went between him, the producer, songwriter, and his label. What was left was split between service provider, distributor, and... more

  Do you know where the dollar for a song goes? Look it up. That money gets split up. Lollipop from Lil Wayne had around 3.2 million digital downloads. About 2/3 of that dollar went between him, the producer, songwriter, and his label. What was left was split between service provider, distributor, and a couple other companies. Which means he didn't make a dollar off every digital download. Sure, it doesn't sound like much per song, but overall its a lot of money lost if you steal. less
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  angryflower1

  I don't listen to crappy music now a days. I rather buy The Beatles!
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  562Affiliate

  if I like the Artist i buy the physical Album, but if it's sum mainstream b/s, you know I'm definitely gonna be downloading it for free...
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  Dogma6

  They don't have music by Tool. : (
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  562Affiliate

  What about RATM...?
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  Dax1975

  another also ran for google.
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  joeybTNU

  There aren't 4 record labels anymore. EMI has been split in half, so Google just needs Warner before they have them all. But, with a smaller number of songs, and a service that mirrors iCloud, why would they do this other than to try and be more relevant in the market? It doesn't make sense. Are the... more

  There aren't 4 record labels anymore. EMI has been split in half, so Google just needs Warner before they have them all. But, with a smaller number of songs, and a service that mirrors iCloud, why would they do this other than to try and be more relevant in the market? It doesn't make sense. Are they trying to get more people in on Google+? Cause that isn't going to help much. Bad move, Google. less
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  joeybTNU

  Vinyl is dirty. There was an old jazz album that got remastered for CD about 10 years ago. When the vinyl was released, there was nothing but music on it. When it got remastered, there was a chair being slammed by the band leader because he was mad. Couldn't hear it on vinyl, but could on CD. As for... more

  Vinyl is dirty. There was an old jazz album that got remastered for CD about 10 years ago. When the vinyl was released, there was nothing but music on it. When it got remastered, there was a chair being slammed by the band leader because he was mad. Couldn't hear it on vinyl, but could on CD.
  
  As for Spotify, there are several songs I have listened to multiple times, and never was told I couldn't listen to it. However, that might be due to the fact that I listened to it maybe 3 times in a 24 hour time frame. But, the only people I know who listen to one song multiple songs in a short amount of time are mainly teens who think that the newest song that just came out is the hottest thing ever, and they keep it on repeat for what seems like the whole day. less
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  basketcase87

  Spotify is free, but there is a limit on how many times you can listen to a song in a certain amount of time. I don't remember exactly what it is, but I do remember reading it when I got my account.
  As for quality of music, you can't beat good old vinyl on a good system.
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  joeybTNU

  I've not heard about it negatively impacting the brain. I do know that if you know what to listen for, mp3's and songs on CD's are totally different, with mp3 being the worse of the 2. As for Google not having ads, I was unaware of that. But, being that they are a sizable company who has many other ... more

  I've not heard about it negatively impacting the brain. I do know that if you know what to listen for, mp3's and songs on CD's are totally different, with mp3 being the worse of the 2. As for Google not having ads, I was unaware of that. But, being that they are a sizable company who has many other branches (which helps to bring in the majority of their revenue), they can probably afford to run ad-free. less
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  PublicAnimal

  It looks like you got me there, I didn't know much about Spotify. After looking it up, they have a 'freemium' model that force you to endure radio-ads while listening, and you only get access to low bitrate music.I claim that 'freemium' is not free in the true sense of the word, and I suggest you l... more

  It looks like you got me there, I didn't know much about Spotify. After looking it up, they have a 'freemium' model that force you to endure radio-ads while listening, and you only get access to low bitrate music.
  
  I claim that 'freemium' is not free in the true sense of the word, and I suggest you look up the compelling recent research on how listening to low-quality digital music negatively impacts the brain.
  
  For the record there are absolutely zero ads on Google Music (unless you count recommendations for music that you might like, I don't) less
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  joeybTNU

  Funny, I haven't paid a dime for my Spotify account. And all of my music uploaded to it as well. Spotify's basic service is free, but there is a premium for mobile streaming. iCloud doesn't stream, it pushes all the information to your device.
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  PublicAnimal

  You don't seem to understand the service. I uploaded all the music I previously owned, I haven't paid a dime to Google Music but they have given me several free songs, that I can listen to as many times as I want. Also, Spotify is NOT FREE so that is not a valid comparison.
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  joeybTNU

  They can listen for free. Once. Spotify has no limit.
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  PublicAnimal

  Also, iCloud does not offer streaming. With Google Music I have 11,000 songs available on my phone wherever I go without taking up any storage space. Can't do that on an iPhone.
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