“We are hearing some more chatter today regarding a possible alliance with AAPL and its iTunes unit. While on Feb 10 we heard a rumor that DIS was interested in potentially buying a stake in AAPL’s iTunes, today we’re hearing that GOOG could be interested in an alliance with AAPL and its iTunes unit. While these rumors don’t seem to be gaining much traction, we’re bringing it to your attention since this is the second week in a row we’ve heard some kind of iTunes chatter,” briefing.com reports.
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews reader “J Alex” for the link.]
Note that Google’s music search is already partnered with Apple’s iTunes. If you search for music/artists using Google, iTunes is one of the stores returned from which to buy. We assume that this rumor, if it has substance, would be about more than the current Apple/Google relationship.
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RUMOR: Disney to buy stake in Apple’s iTunes Store, could be preface to iTunes Store IPO – February 10, 2006
