Ubuntu Music Store Planned?

By , Published November 16, 2009

An interesting meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at UDS titled, droolingly, “Ubuntu one Music Store“

The blueprint for this idea simply states: -

The Lucid music store project aims to deliver the ability to purchase music from within a desktop music player.

and no further specification is yet available.

What Shape?
Given Rhythmbox already has Jamendo and Magnatune integrated into it, to an extent, it’s currently left to the imagination as to whether this blueprint applies to somehow getting major music label artists or other on-line companies – such as 7Digital or Amazon’s MP3 store – to provide the “music” in this service.

The fact the meeting refers to UbuntuOne in teh title is also left dangling as an interesting thought; how would any ‘Music Store’ integrate with UbuntuOne given UbuntuOne is purely a sync application currently. Would it sync bought music? Is this helpful given UbuntuOne can only be accessed on Ubuntu machines? Questions, questions, questions! 

Ubuntu doesn’t even ship with MP3 codecs by default so this is one discussion that will prove to be fascinating!

When
The discussion is scheduled for Wednesday 18th November @ 12.00 EST in the Presidente room.

Follow it on IRC @ #ubuntu-uds-presidente

Article originally appeared on omgubuntu.co.uk

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  • Mohan

    I like that idea, I already use Amazon MP3 store, and if that is tightly integrated into Ubuntu…oh man that is just freaking awesome!

  • Anonymous

    Magnatune’s store stopped actually working in Rhythmbox due to API changes (where the external app can’t handle credit cards), which sucks because I love Magnatune. Jamendo still works.

    Work on cracking the iTunes store, I say.

    • http://omgubuntu.co.uk/ d0od

      Oooh i didn’t know that. Both stores are amongst the first thing i disable in Rhythmbox (as i disable iTunes Store in iTunes).

      • http://pensieriacoriandoli.blogspot.com/ Giorg

        whaaaaat do you use iTunes? You’re not my favourite blogger anymore. :P
        I hope at least you run it through wine…

        • http://omgubuntu.co.uk/ d0od

          Haha. iTunes does work though Wine, but sadly i don’t use it that way as there are far better alternatives for Linux (Banshee).I do use Windows – not often, but i do. And when i’m on it i use iTunes. Habit perhaps as i used to be a Mac user.

          (Why do i keep Windows? Because i need something to compare Ubuntu against for starters, but i also have to use After Effects and Premier Pro when i get freelance work.

          Windows stays on overnight and i probably use it for about 15mins a day. Ubuntu doesn’t suspend or hibernate on my hardware but Windows does.)

          • http://pensieriacoriandoli.blogspot.com/ Giorg

            Ok I forgive you. :)
            Friends as before…. ;p

          • http://omgubuntu.co.uk/ d0od

            Phew! =o P

  • http://seifsallam.co.cc/ Seif Sallam

    nice :)

  • Anonymous

    Does this have any additional value to ubuntu? I doubt that.

    • http://omgubuntu.co.uk/ d0od

      I’ve just posted the “details” of it, but i’d say yes it does have a value: It’ll be integrated into a native linux application, it’ll (no doubt) see canonical get a cut of tracks sold, it integrates in to UbuntuOne… and finally it allows people who miss itunes to get some of that back.