There is an event set to take place on November 16th called “
These Go To Eleven.” Obviously a take on amplifiers that have an 11 on their volume knob. I have had a couple such amps in my day. The event should be the launching and official info on Google’s latest venture into a full-fledged online music store. Judging from the screen shots that Ricardo from
TechnoDroidVE was able to get, you can get a fairly good look at what to expect. The music purchasing service will be a new addition added to our Android Market. So searching and locating music will be similar to what we are already used to for apps and games. There will be a featured ‘Free Track of the Day” to help get people interested and offer you something new to listen to everyday. Pretty similar to what they have implemented within
Magnifier.
Also looking through the images you can see that most songs will be $0.99 with some premium songs costing slightly more. There will also be options to purchase entire albums as well for less than individual song purchases. The store will also recommend other artist based on your purchase history.
I am personally glad to see that Google has finally stepped up to compete with the iTunes store. With services like Pandora and Spotify floating around though, I am not all that certain it will take off. This is something Android should have had on lock down since day one. I hope it does well. Are you ready for it? Will having music available to purchase at your finger tips provoke you to buy more?
Source: OMGDroid
