Google aiming to enter digital music business


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Google is singing a new tune and is getting serious about offering a music service to rival Apple's iTunes and grab a piece of the $4.2 billion digital music pie.

The search giant has been in talks with music labels about rolling out a song download store for a growing number of devices that run on its Android mobile operating system.

In a sign that the company is making music a priority, Andy Rubin, a former Apple engineer who is now the chief architect of Android, has been involved in the talks, according to industry sources.

Although Android got off to a slow start when it was introduced in 2008, it is quickly making up for lost time and has emerged as the biggest rival to Apple.

"They are very serious about it and they will be very aggressive about it," said one source close to the talks. "At some point toward the end of the year they will have the download store tied into search and phones."

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