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One company, one store: Why Google axed Android Market for Google Play
Mar 8th, 2012
Internet giant Google raised eyebrows yesterday by announcing it was doing away with the Android Market. In its place is Google Play, a new unified digital storefront that will not only offer access to Android apps, but also to Google's e-book, movie, and music offerings. The idea behind Google Play is to bring together Google's primary digital content offerings in a single place, then make that online storefront accessible not just from Android devices, but to everyday Web browsers as well. Google customers will be able to treat Google Play a bit like a locker for their digital purchases. ... (Source: Digital Trends) -
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