Google tore down the silos around its app, music, movie and ebook stores Tuesday and melded them into a single outlet called “Google Play.” The move emulates Apple’s highly successful iTunes model. “Apple has set the standard with the iTunes store where you can get books and music and apps all in one place, so this is a logical thing for Google to do,” said IDC Analyst Bob O’Donnell. “It was arguably an inevitable move,” he added.
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Google Play Tears Page From Apple Playbook
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. March 7, 2012 08:51 AMGoogle tore down the silos around its app, music, movie and ebook stores Tuesday and melded them into a single outlet called “Google Play.” The move emulates Apple’s highly successful iTunes model. “Apple has set the standard with the iTunes store where you can get books and music and apps all in one place, so this is a logical thing for Google to do,” said IDC Analyst Bob O’Donnell. “It was arguably an inevitable move,” he added.