Apple To Close Down Lala.com Possibly Because Of Its iTunes’ New Web-Based Version
May 3rd, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 3, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Apple Inc., in recent times, uttered that it will be shutting down Lala.com, its online music service, by the end of this month. This has left many people conjecturing that this step by the company is because it might commence a new Web-based version of its iTunes music store immediately.
Lala.com was purchased by Apple last December for an unrevealed price. It facilitated the customers to generate online playlists of music they had uploaded. It helped them to buy songs for 89 cents each or shell out just 10 cents to stream a song.
A communication placed on Lala’s website has divulged that it will shut down on 31st of May. Therefore, it will no longer allow new consumers. It mentioned that the customers, who have already remunerated to stream music, will be reimbursed with iTunes credits.
Jason Roth, an Apple spokesperson, repudiated comments on the company’s objectives after it shuts down Lala. Onlookers are conjecturing that Apple will probably utilize Lala’s cloud technology to integrate a web subscription service into its iTunes store.
iTunes consumers currently fork out $1.29 for a solitary song. Apple has witnessed an augmentation in rivalry with its music service. It is said to be constructing a fresh data center that is supposed to be used for new music-storing initiatives.
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