AOL Tweaks New Media Player

BetaNews is reporting that AOL is fine-tuning their new media player which will be used with their future online music store.

“While a beta release is currently only available to AOL members, sources tell BetaNews the company plans to bring AOL Media Player (AMP) outside its “walled garden” to expose new users to AOL content and services.

Commerce integration will play a key role as AOL targets the mainstream Web. Taking a note from iTunes and Windows Media Player, future revisions of AMP are expected to include the ability to buy music from within the player, BetaNews has learned. “

The question we have is whether AOL’s downloadable music will only be compatible with their media player. No doubt they are developing an interface similar to iTunes or Windows Media Player 10.

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