T-Mobile USA garnered some attention as Google unveiled its highly anticipated music offering in Los Angeles. As the only nationwide operator not offering Apple’s iPhone and corresponding iTunes service, T-Mobile USA used its long history with Google’s Android mobile operating system to share some of the limelight from the Google Music launch.
While the Google Music service is available to any smartphone running Android 2.2 or newer, T-Mobile USA said that in connection with the launch it will offer customers a limited number of free tracks each week through the end of the year. So, that’s seven weeks of some free tracks for T-Mobile USA customers in exchange for some Google-related publicity for the nation’s No. 4 operator.
Is that the same as having access to the iPhone? Perhaps not, but T-Mobile USA does claim to have more than 1 million unlocked iPhones riding on its network.
As for the Google Music offering itself, Google noted its music store currently offers access to 13 million tracks from artists on Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, EMI and the global independent rights agency Merlin, as well as more than 1,000 independent labels including Merge Records, Warp Records, Matador Records, XL Recordings and Naxos. Songs can be purchased through the Google Music storefront or from a new music store available through the Android Market. Google noted that songs purchased through either location are automatically added to the users Google Music library and can be accessed through any Internet connection.
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