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Google possibly acquired content start-up as basis for Android music service
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 24 May 2010
Google recently acquired an online content distribution start-up called Simplify Media, and now everyone seems to think the web giant plans to use the company’s technology to launch some sort of music service accessed via an app on phones using its Android operating system.
The original Simplify Media service, which included an iPhone app, went offline in March promising an imminent relaunch. If Simplify is now used to power an Android-based streaming music service, the firm will be going in competition with the iPhone and any Apple-owned music services.
Speculation continues to be rife that Apple are about to launch a Spotify-style streaming music service that will be delivered to PCs via the iTunes player and to the iPhone via an app.
