| Mar 11, 2010 - 1:18 AM - by Messany | 
Amazon, Dell, and Google are taking aim at iTunes in a joint venture that - all kidding aside - could seriously challenge iTune's digital preeminence like no competitor has until now. The hullabaloo started when pictures surfaced on the Internet of what appeared to be a Dell presentation revealing the Google Android-powered Dell Streak tablet. But here's the kicker. This handy-dandy device will come with access to hundreds of thousands of e-books from Kindle, more than ten million songs from Amazon, and a rental or purchase platform for tens of thousands of films and television shows.
All told, this bountiful offering of digital content closely resembles the business model employed so beautifully by Apple - you know, dangling the software in order to sell the hardware. In this case, however, the substantial wealth of content served up by this troika of powerhouse brands could seriously jolt many complacent Apple customers into trying something new. |
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