Why Android Market Replaced to Google Play?

Jakarta - Android Market, Google removed. Instead of the operating systemAndroid application store, Google presents Google's Play. This change isconsidered as an effort to compete with Google in Apple's iTunes service whichhas the App Store, Music, Movies, and iBooks.

Google Play is basically a portal all in one for applications, music, books and film.Android Market will be called the Play Store. While the content of books, musicand film called Play Music, Play Music and Movies Play.

Android Market application on a tablet computer and the smartphone will be updated with the Google icon Play Store in the next few days. This update isspecifically for the Android operating system version 2.2 and above.

"As of today, Android Market, Google Music and Google become the GoogleeBookstore Play. On your Android phone or tablet, we will upgrade to the AndroidMarket Google application Play Store," said Jamie Rosenberg, Director of DigitalContent Google told TechRadar.

Google Play design allows users to control and navigate the content in it. Googleapparently hopes rebranding application store will increase the number of visitors as well as revenue. In addition, the application store to rival Apple's App Store.

"Although a phenomenal success and widespread adoption, the Android Marketexhausted to collect revenue as in the App Store," said Greg Sandoval of CNETtech sites.

Google is still indicated at least less happy with the purchase of an application inAndroid Market. It was said recently by Eric Chu as the Android PlatformManager.

According to research firm Piper Jaffray estimates, total revenue from the AppleApp Store reaches USD 4.9 billion until the end of 2011. In the span of about the same time, the Android Market 'only' reached about USD 341 million