Is Google About To Release A Cloud Based Music Streaming Service?

Evidence is surfacing that Google is working on an iTunes competitor for the Android platform. The app if and when released, will stream music to the android devices from Google's cloud infrastructure. There is a high likelihood that Google's music service will be subscriptions based, similar to Spotify.

Evidence is surfacing that Google is working on an iTunes competitor for the Android platform. The app if and when released, will stream music to the android devices from Google’s cloud infrastructure. There is a high likelihood that Google’s music service will be subscriptions based, similar to Spotify.

Google’s Music Streaming service was unearthed by an XDA forum user, who first noticed the feature while installing the music player that ships with Android HoneyComb on his Android phone running a previous version of Android.

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