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While speaking at this year\u2019s Mobile World Congress, Motorola executive Sanjay Jha seemed to confirm<\/a> that Google may soon begin selling music via a service designed to compete with Apple\u2019s iTunes. <\/p>\n Speaking about Google\u2019s services vis-\u00e0-vis Honeycomb, Jha said: \u201c"If you look at Google Mobile services today, there’s a video service, there’s a music service \u2026 that is, there will be a music service."<\/p>\n Google has long been expected to get into digital music sales, and with the impending launch of Android 3.0 tablets and the continued growth of Android-powered smartphones, this would seem like a good a time as any. But how such a service would materialize remains unclear. <\/p>\n An Android app for on-device browsing, purchase and download seems obvious, powered \u2013 like the Android Market \u2013 by Google Checkout, but would Google also release a stand-alone application or Windows and Mac, or rely entirely on the Cloud? What music labels are onboard? What would the pricing be? Will there be monthly fee, all-you-can-eat music like Microsoft\u2019s Zune service, just just track and album purchases? How low can Google go in pricing to take on Apple?<\/p>\n All of these questions may be answered shortly, as Honeycomb powered tablets like the Motorola XOOM<\/a> and LG G-Slate<\/a> are just around the corner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While speaking at this year\u2019s Mobile World Congress, Motorola executive Sanjay Jha seemed to confirm that Google may soon begin selling music via a service designed to compete with Apple\u2019s iTunes. Speaking about Google\u2019s services vis-\u00e0-vis Honeycomb, Jha said: \u201c"If you look at Google Mobile services today, there’s a video service, there’s a music service […] Continue reading