Are clouds forming over iTunes?

Instead of music being stored on a user's computer and then distributed to the user's iDevice, it may be stored in the MobileMe cloud.

Apple last month pulled its MobileMe sync and storage service off its website, a move that could point to the possibility of the service's capabilities being expanded to store music, photos and other content.

That might result in a new business model, where users are charged a flat monthly fee for downloading a given number of songs instead of paying for each download as they do now, Michael McGuire, a vice president at Gartner told MacNewsWorld.

However, users might not buy into this approach, McGuire warned.

Apple did not respond to a request for comment by press time.

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