Google Play to replace Android Market (and other services?) - Page 3

=X= · 03-14-2012, 10:51 AM

I don't much like the new name, but it's a good move on Google's behalf. The name subconsciously suggests that the 'Play' center is a place to go to have fun or go for entertainment. Since it straddles the ecosystem that provides the best entertainment value will dominate. Apple and Amazon are prime examples. Google hopes to switch its image to that of fun and play.

MV64 · 03-14-2012, 11:39 AM

Question about the music. It's stored on the cloud, but as someone who's not a fan of cloud storage, is it possible to download it to a computer separate from DRM controlled proprietary stuff? Basically, if I buy an album do I own it and can I put it on mp3 players or hard drives if I so choose?

jj2me · 03-14-2012, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by MV64

Question about the music. It's stored on the cloud, but as someone who's not a fan of cloud storage, is it possible to download it to a computer separate from DRM controlled proprietary stuff? Basically, if I buy an album do I own it and can I put it on mp3 players or hard drives if I so choose?

Perusing their music, the ones I looked at were all 320 kbps MP3s. MP3s have no DRM.

When I bought an album, it said something to the effect that I could download twice, or install the Google Play Music Manager on my PC. I took that to mean that if I install that Manager program, I could get unlimited downloads (or at least more than two). But that's just my interpretation.

monkeyluis · 03-15-2012, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by MV64

Question about the music. It's stored on the cloud, but as someone who's not a fan of cloud storage, is it possible to download it to a computer separate from DRM controlled proprietary stuff? Basically, if I buy an album do I own it and can I put it on mp3 players or hard drives if I so choose?

Yes. You can download & do as you please.

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03-14-2012, 10:51 AM	#31
=X= Wizard Posts: 3,671 Karma: 12205348 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7	I don't much like the new name, but it's a good move on Google's behalf. The name subconsciously suggests that the 'Play' center is a place to go to have fun or go for entertainment. Since it straddles the ecosystem that provides the best entertainment value will dominate. Apple and Amazon are prime examples. Google hopes to switch its image to that of fun and play.

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MV64 Addict Posts: 271 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	Question about the music. It's stored on the cloud, but as someone who's not a fan of cloud storage, is it possible to download it to a computer separate from DRM controlled proprietary stuff? Basically, if I buy an album do I own it and can I put it on mp3 players or hard drives if I so choose?

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