Google Music Beta Tastes Sour For iOS Users [Mobile War]

I initially wanted to let this article pass but it kept coming back into my mind ever since the announcement of Music beta at Google I/O 2011. Here are some of the basic highlights of Music beta (we'll have more of it in a later post):

- Upload your music from your sources (including iTunes and media player playlists)

- Ability to stream it online

- Jams playlist (think iTunes Smart playlist)

- Includes data such as play count, ratings, album artwork

- Tagged to your account so that you can play it on any devices...

...Hold up, you'd say. Any devices? That's impossible because Music beta requires a Flash player. And we all know the all-mighty iPhone doesn't support flash. So, iOS users, if you need any consolation, I'd pat my hand on your back and say "The beta's open to US only. I don't get to use it either... yet."

But really, iTunes is just amazing enough, isn't it? Why would we need something on the cloud? Pffft. I'm sure many of us get the reassuring feeling as we watch our precious data transfer in and out devices via the plain old trustworthy cable.

Just make sure your cat doesn't trip over it when it's doing the transferring.

It's not good for your cat and your data.

Eating sour grapes, from the Biased blog. Peace out.