WWDC 2011 fever is officially happening. The Wall St. Journal reports:
Earlier, CNet reported that Apple was also rushing to sign up movie studios:
According to these people, deals with three labels have been completed, and the fourth, with Vivendi SA’s Universal Music Group, is likely to be signed this week. Apple has signed deals with Warner Music Group Corp., Sony Corp.’s Sony Music Entertainment and EMI Group Ltd.
A tell tale sign that Apple has accomplished something in terms securing something for the WWDC keynote is that they released iWork for iOS today meaning it got bumped. Whatever Apple just readied, beats iWork and major content for a music/movie locker certainly would seem to fit this category.
- iTunes cloud locker all but ready as Apple signs a deal with EMI (9to5mac.com)
- Official: Steve Jobs to unveil iCloud, iOS 5, and Lion June 6 at WWDC (9to5mac.com)
- Economic Times: Apple likely to release Cloud service in June, announce at WWDC (9to5mac.com)
- Three down, one to go. Apple stikes deal with Sony for Cloud streaming (9to5mac.com)
- Apple music locker “ready to go” as iTunes chief signs deals with labels (9to5mac.com)
- Businessweek describes Apple’s iCloud music service (9to5mac.com)