Google is rolling up music, e-books, movies, and apps into a single-branded service called Google Play. The reboot comes as some of Android's services underachieve as moneymakers.
Being the Internet giant, Google has been looking for ways to create a more comprehensive source for movies, apps, music, and e-books, is combining Google Music and Google eBookstore into one store, now renamed Google Play. According to Jamie Rosenberg, director of digital content for Google, the changes go into effect today. The formation of Google Play means that music will no longer remain a standalone service, Rosenberg said.
The shift to Google Play is the biggest acknowledgement yet that Android's content strategy was a bust, the company appears headed in the right direction. Bundling all the Android services into one area and under one brand will make it easier to market and hopefully help customers discover them as well.
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I'm having trouble reading this. Maybe you should change the color of the text to white. -Rosalie
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