Adam

The Daily Engadget: Is Google Taking on iTunes? Jabra STONE Headset (Switched)

Oct 21st 2009 7:23PM Well I think it makes a lot of sense for Google to launch their own store now that they have Android & sometime next year will have Chrome OS. If you look at the apps they’ve been developing overtime or companies they’ve been buying it is clear that for a long long time they’ve been building the base for a media rich OS that can compete directly with OS X. Apple probably isn’t too concerned anymore than Lexus would be concerned about Chrysler entering the luxury car genre. Now they have a service launched where you can even get free itunes songs Source: http://www.getfreeitunes.com

It’s Microsoft who really should be shaking in their boots, they are behind the game on just about everything. They got so used to having a stranglehold on their market that they completely ignored the rapidly growing cloud computing movement that is also locking focus on 100% cross-platform functionality. All Microsoft knows how to do is proprietary, they just don’t really get how to make money without forcing the masses into their formats. If Chrome OS is a hit, combined with Google Apps & who knows what else, Microsoft is screwed.