Google Music vs. iTunes vs. Amazon MP3

Music Store Showdown Amazon MP3 iTunes Google Music PRICE PER SONG PRICE PER SONG PRICE PER SONG $0.45 – $1.19 $0.69, $0.99, $1.29 $0.99 base price CATALOG SIZE CATALOG SIZE CATALOG SIZE 17 million + 20 million + 13 million CLOUD PLAYING CLOUD PLAYING CLOUD PLAYING Yes (with Amazon Cloud Player, 5GB free, unlim- ited for $20 per year) Yes (with iTunes Match, $24.99 per year for 25,000 songs) Yes (with Google Music, 20,000 songs free) DESKTOP APP DESKTOP APP DESKTOP APP No Yes (iTunes) No FILE FORMAT FILE FORMAT FILE FORMAT MP3 MP4, AAC MP3 DRM DRM DRM No No No SONG SHARING SONG SHARING SONG SHARING Yes (30-second preview with Ping) Yes (one free play with Google+) Yes SPECIALS SPECIALS SPECIALS $5 albums, Free Music from Rising Artists Free Music of the Week; Albums Under $8 Free Song of the Day MAJOR LABELS MAJOR LABELS MAJOR LABELS EMI, Universal, Sony, Warner Brothers EMI, Universal, Sony, Warner Brothers EMI, Universal, Sony MOBILE OS MOBILE OS MOBILE OS Android iOS Android HUFFPOST TECH Sources: AMAZON, APPLE, GOOGLE The Huffington Post