(Image source: CloudMe.com)
If Apple wants to launch a product, how would the product be named? i(something), right? And if the product is about cloud services, what would be the most likely name? iCloud, of course.
Now, rumors had that Apple is building exactly this kind of product with exactly this name. According to Giga Om, the owner of the domain name iCloud.com has recently re-branded their online storage service to CloudMe, while iCloud.com was sold to Apple at $4.5M (according to Gigi Om’s anonymous source). TechCrunch got a non-denial reply from this CloudMe company. Engadget reported that Apple’s going to launch an online music streaming service in near future.
Putting all these pieces together, it’s quite likely that Apple’s working on some kind of cloud service. And it’s a reasonable guess that music streaming would be the main focus since Apple already has agreements with different companies for its iTunes store.
[...] has been the subject of rumours in prebious months. We have reported that Apple may have spent millions on the domain name, iCloud may be the next generation of MobileMe, and Apple had teamed up with major music labels. [...]
[...] According to CNET, Apple had completed a deal with music label EMI for cloud music streaming licensing and deals with other labels such as Universal Music and Sony Music are close to completion. With Warner Music’s deal already in place, it is believed that Apple will soon be available to launch its music streaming service, probably named iCloud. [...]
[...] Without license to provide songs of major labels, I doubt if Google could compete with rivals like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. One thing we should note, however, it that music streaming seems to be the next major battlefield. Apple may be preparing for a cloud streaming service called iCloud. [...]
[...] We heard about iCloud, the alleged cloud service of Apple. With more information leaked out, it is believed that iCloud may be the upgraded version of MobileMe, Apple’s online personal information and file management service. (Image source: consomac.fr) [...]