“Industry executives tell me Apple has yet to approach the big labels for new license deals, which they say Steve Jobs and company would need if they want to run a streaming ‘locker’ service,” Kafka reports. “But Apple can do interesting things at iTunes without new label deals.”
“Apple plays its cards close to the vest even with the music labels it works with, so the people I’ve talked to are making informed guesses,” Kafka reports. “That said, music sources tell me they’re expecting a lightweight, Web-based version of the iTunes store. The new version would be designed to sync up easily with the rest of the Internet and make it much easier for customers to share their musical tastes (but not songs) with friends.”
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