Google rebrands Android Market as Google Play, does another sale to round up credit cards

Google rebranded Android Market as Google Play today to showcase the company’s recent forays into other types of digital content like movies, music and books. Google Play is now a single destination for apps, games, movies, music and books, in the way that the iTunes store has also hosted songs, podcasts and TV shows for several years. The company says Google Play is based on the same back-end that Android Market was, so developers don’t really have to do anything differently than they were before.

“We believe that with a strong brand, compelling offerings, and a seamless purchasing and consumption experience, Google Play will drive more traffic and revenue to the entire ecosystem,” the company said in a blog post today.

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