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Rumors: Watch out MySpace: Facebook to launch a platform for musicians
On Friday we wrote about Facebook launching a possible iTunes competitor. We've now found a new, more compelling rumor from Rafat Ali at paidContent. Instead of a music store, Facebook is said to be launching an artist platform to compete with MySpace's musician platform that has been a huge part of their growth. Ali says that the platform also includes iTunes integration for buying music through iTunes, special profiles for bands and unique widgets for music promotion, tour dates, and more, all within the clean Facebook interface.This is bad news for iLike, the most popular third-party Facebook app. The company's President said in July, "our goals are first to become the dominant music player on Facebook and, second, to become profitable." Sorry guys, your day of reckoning has arrived.We've always said that the Facebook Platform was Zuckerberg's playground and he has no problem stomping on outside developers. Facebook has the unique ability to set up custom profiles with...