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Apple and Google Partnership?
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Abstract
macrumors Penryn
Oh wait a second.
Giggidy giggidy aside, how are they going to implement this? Is a link to the appropriate page in the iTMS going to be provided by Google every time someone searches for a musician/band or album, or is there going to be a special tab at the top beside "Images" that allows you to search for song and artist info???
Giggidy giggidy aside, how are they going to implement this? Is a link to the appropriate page in the iTMS going to be provided by Google every time someone searches for a musician/band or album, or is there going to be a special tab at the top beside "Images" that allows you to search for song and artist info???
broken_keyboard
macrumors 65816
Probably when you Google for "Red Hot Chilli Peppers" (or whatever) there is an iTunes link at the top of the page.
I wonder if the "I'm feeling lucky" link would go to iTunes 🙂
I wonder if the "I'm feeling lucky" link would go to iTunes 🙂
Abstract said:
The only way to keep it simple, reliable and be sure there's no noise at all (i.e. exclude web searches) is to make a "Music" tab and make the searches exclusive to the iTMS.
Also, a link/banner or something to "download iTunes" for those who don't already have it.
Google already has country-specific engines too (ex: www.google.ca) so country-specific iTMS isn't a huge problem either.
Maybe you missed the news - this works already in Yahoo:
http://audio.search.yahoo.com/
You can search for audio and if you click on a title all the musik stores offering it will show up - including iTunes - including all the prices. So I think this already needs some integration. Afterall if Google and Apple really work on this, the integration might ba "a little bit better".
http://audio.search.yahoo.com/
You can search for audio and if you click on a title all the musik stores offering it will show up - including iTunes - including all the prices. So I think this already needs some integration. Afterall if Google and Apple really work on this, the integration might ba "a little bit better".
lamaditx said:
Still, I don't see how a Web search engine can link to files inside a music store program, except via those web-links.
I can see an iTMS-like Google interface (since iTMS is already a Web interface anyway, I think), but in the end I can only see web links to open up iTunes to purchase the songs (from what we currently have).
FoxyKaye
macrumors 68000
Nice, very nice.
A tightly integrated Google/iTunes configuration, platform independent, easy to use, gets iTunes on more desktops, leads to more iPod sales, leads to the iPod "halo" purchases of Macs... Sounds like a real winner. Seems like this can only lead to good things.
(Of course, Apple also makes computers too. 🙄 )
A tightly integrated Google/iTunes configuration, platform independent, easy to use, gets iTunes on more desktops, leads to more iPod sales, leads to the iPod "halo" purchases of Macs... Sounds like a real winner. Seems like this can only lead to good things.
(Of course, Apple also makes computers too. 🙄 )
rockthecasbah
macrumors 68020
it would be sweet if google was somehow built into iTunes so it automatically finds album art for your library. Or also if you like clicked on a button next to the name of the artist it google searched it or something alone those lines... there are so many cool possibilities that could happen from this. 🙂
m-dogg
macrumors 65816
FearFactor47 said:
google freaks me out.
there is another story floating around that they plan to offer free wifi throughout the US.
I dunno, they keep offering such good things peope can't pass up that it just seems like everyone is going follow them blindly until the day comes where they wake up, and realize that a google supercomputer have enslaved the human race...or something like that...
they just freak me out.
quackattack
macrumors 6502a
Yvan256 said:
Yes, Wall Street seems to love the idea. It is still climbing hard, I should have bought more....
hob
macrumors 68010
Abstract said:
😀
I like excessive use of that term 🙂
Anyway, I just did a quick search on yahoo... Their first suggestion was Coldplay (linked from the site) and it came up with this list.
There doesn't seem to be much difference between vendors...
This may sound a little stupid but I just realised that Apple has total music store dominance on the Mac platform. Ok, I said it. Sorry.
Also, why are Yahoo! starting to put "beta" on stuff, are they trying to be more "google"?
Porchland
macrumors 65816
hkhaskell said:
I noticed on google's web site that they're developing a Mac version of the Globe application. Sounds like that want to please all comers and keep from alligning too cozily with Microsoft.
I think Microsoft is looking more and more like they've got a precarious handle on the computer world. I'm no statistical theorist, but I could certainly see Apple's market share gains going into a feedback loop where incremental gains and word of mouth about OS X feed each other.
If Apple comes out of the Mactel transtion in '06 with its market share in tact and still growing, I can't wait until the day some major whale decides to switch to Mac -- some Big Six accounting firm, huge law firm, FedEx, etc.
Exciting times.
mozmac
macrumors 6502
I, obviuosly, have no idea how they will go about implimenting this or how far they're partnership will take them (hopefully VERY far). However, there's one thing that I do know. Apple and Google are two of the most amazing innovators in the world today, so if anyone can come up with something truly stunning and mind-blowing, it's them.
Hope it's true, can't wait to see what they'll do!
Hope it's true, can't wait to see what they'll do!
iHome?
Courtesy engadget:
GoogleNetmassive Google WiFi in the works?
Related entries: Home Entertainment, Wireless
Suddenly Google local (and maps, and video, and so on) makes so much more senseBusiness 2.0 reports that theyve learned from telecom insiders that Google is hard at work on a nation-wide high-capacity data network, buying up unused fiber lines and cheap backbone access to really flesh out their capacity. B2 theorizes this could result in a massive digital video db, on-demand television (IPTV) system, or free ad-based WiFi network, which in conjunction with location-tracking hotspot firm Feeva, has already been pilot launched in San Francisco serving up Google Local-based ads. Could Google really power not just Internet search, but a sizable portion of the Internet? Beats us, but if they want to make it happen, they better get that AdSense click fraud thing sorted out asap.
Courtesy engadget:
GoogleNetmassive Google WiFi in the works?
Related entries: Home Entertainment, Wireless
Suddenly Google local (and maps, and video, and so on) makes so much more senseBusiness 2.0 reports that theyve learned from telecom insiders that Google is hard at work on a nation-wide high-capacity data network, buying up unused fiber lines and cheap backbone access to really flesh out their capacity. B2 theorizes this could result in a massive digital video db, on-demand television (IPTV) system, or free ad-based WiFi network, which in conjunction with location-tracking hotspot firm Feeva, has already been pilot launched in San Francisco serving up Google Local-based ads. Could Google really power not just Internet search, but a sizable portion of the Internet? Beats us, but if they want to make it happen, they better get that AdSense click fraud thing sorted out asap.
Brother Michael
macrumors 6502a
Agreed. Nintendo rocks.Yvan256 said:
That is because Apple is a monopoly waiting to happen. As long as they stay the way they are then I am cool with it.hob said:
I guess they will just have to step in line with the Government, Microsoft, the US Alliance (See Jennifer Government ), DNRC, me, etc.m-dog said:
Yvan256 said:
I agree whole-heartedly 😀 ... also with the other comment on wishing I had bought more...
Regardless, this Apple-Google collaboration sounds great...feels so exciting, like a product release even...(well maybe that's pushing it) and yet there are still negative ratings on this. 😕