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Ubuntu One Music Store pictured, will be powered by 7Digital
It was widely reported that Amazon would provide the backend for the Music Store, but it now looks as though 7Digital will be handling things instead. I'm not surprised, as 7Digital is actually available in more countries. Amazon has, for example, been promising to deliver downloads to Canada for more than two years, and still hasn't come up with the digital goods.
7Digital is certainly a strong choice, and their logo already looks a little Ubuntu-y (though I'm guessing that wasn't part of the selection criteria). Their store offers a great selection of music including just about everything in heavy rotation on top-40 radio.
Add the Music Store to the revamped default software packages, user manual, and other improvements and Lucid will be -- by a wide margin -- the most average consumer-friendly Ubuntu release to date.
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Subscribe to commentsmotangFeb 22nd 2010 3:15PM
I would have liked it to have been Amazon as I am and have been Amazon MP3 customer for years now, but it 7digital is available in more counties I don't blame Canonical on the choice, and I don't have to use it if I don't want to.
maf teechrFeb 22nd 2010 8:00PM
Ubuntu comes with Mozilla Firefox. Mozilla Songbird integrates 7digital. Hmm...
konqueror7Feb 23rd 2010 8:29AM
looks good, excellent choice on 7digital. still pertaining to 'for all human beings' philosphy. this will hopefully help financially canonical on ubuntu.
@maf teechr
no connection at all, firefox is just the most popular and stable cross-platform open-source browser (for chromium it is too early), so the inclusion of it is obvious. but i agree with your hint, songbird could possibly customized for ubuntu one music store to work as an iTunes-like app. hmmm