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During the <em>AsiaD</em> conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Google’s Android boss Andy Rubin said his company’s upcoming music store “will have a little twist.” Rubin confirmed Google “won’t just be selling 99 cent tracks,” which suggests it might take a subscription-based approach, or even offer ad-based free listening as Spotify does. Google Music beta already allows users to store up to 20,000 in the cloud. Reportedly, Google is only close to sealing a deal with EMI snd has not yet signed each of the other major record labels. Rubin explained that Google’s image as a search engine may have contributed to a stall in the deals. “Google is in the very very early phases of adding consumer products to our portfolio,” Rubin said during <em>AsiaD</em>. “The media industry didn’t see us as that. They saw us a search company.” Reports surfaced on Tuesday that suggested Google will <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/10/17/google-to-launch-music-store-this-quarter/">launch its music store this quarter</a>, but a separate story from <em>The New York Times</em> has said it could launch in the coming weeks. <span id="more-108933"></span>
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During the <em>AsiaD</em> conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Google’s Android boss Andy Rubin said his company’s upcoming music store “will have a little twist.” Rubin confirmed Google “won’t just be selling 99 cent tracks,” which suggests it might take a subscription-based approach, or even offer ad-based free listening as Spotify does. Google Music beta already allows users to store up to 20,000 in the cloud. Reportedly, Google is only close to sealing a deal with EMI snd has not yet signed each of the other major record labels. Rubin explained that Google’s image as a search engine may have contributed to a stall in the deals. “Google is in the very very early phases of adding consumer products to our portfolio,” Rubin said during <em>AsiaD</em>. “The media industry didn’t see us as that. They saw us a search company.” Reports surfaced on Tuesday that suggested Google will <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/10/17/google-to-launch-music-store-this-quarter/">launch its music store this quarter</a>, but a separate story from <em>The New York Times</em> has said it could launch in the coming weeks. <span id="more-108933"></span>
<a href="http://allthingsd.com/20111019/google-music-store-with-a-twist-coming-soon-says-android-boss/?refcat=conferences">Read</a>
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