Google: 'We're close' to launching digital music storefront

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) senior vice president of mobile Andy Rubin has confirmed the digital services giant is poised to open its own music retail to platform to rival established efforts from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Amazon.com. "I think we're close" to rolling out the store, Rubin said during an appearance at the AsiaD conference in Hong Kong. He declined to offer specifics on the storefront, but he said it will not simply mirror Apple's iTunes and the Amazon MP3 Store. "[The store] will have a little twist--it will have a little Google in it," Rubin said. "It won't just be selling 99 cent tracks." Article