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Apple To Shut Down Lala On May 31

Posted by kdawson on from the so-much-for-competition dept.

dirk and a large number of other distressed readers let us know that Apple is shuttering Lala, the music service they bought last December, on May 31. "Apple will transfer any remaining money in a user's account to iTunes, and will credit users (via iTunes) for any web songs that were purchased. It's a real shame, as Lala was a much better music service, offering songs in straight MP3 format. Its web service was innovative and ahead of its time. And it was one of the few places that would let you listen to an entire song to sample it (after one complete listen, you then could only hear a 30-second sample)." Reader Dhandforth adds: "10-cent favorites will now cost 9.9x more. What's worse, a community of music fans (followers and followees) will disappear on May 31. Evil. Sigh."

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  1. Oblig. Grammar Nazi by essjaytee · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's? Really?

    1. Re:Oblig. Grammar Nazi by mrpiddly · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Grammar errors are less distressing than blatantly subjective writing.

  2. ATTN: SWITCHEURS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If you don't know what GPL and GNU are for, GTFO.
    If you think Firefox is a decent GNU/Linux application, GTFO.
    If you're still looking for the Control Panel, GTFO.
    If you don't know Tux from SCO, GTFO.

    Bandwagon jumpers are not welcome among real GNU/Linux users. Keep your filthy Windows fingers to yourself.

  3. Kinky by geekoid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well I left home just a week before
    and I'd never ever cd's before
    but Lala smiled and
    took me by the hand
    and said "Dear boy
    I'm gonna make you a man"

    Then Apple broke her spine,
    and I'll never trade cd Again.

    oh my Lala, la-la, la-la, la la Lala!

    --
    The Kruger Dunning explains most post on /. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect