Posted on 04/30/2010 5:00:36 AM PDT by BornToBeAmerican
Two weeks ago, I asked “Has Apple killed off indie music service Lala.com?” Several commenters in the Talkback section scoffed at that idea. Today, Apple made it official.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.zdnet.com ...
You will be able to access and play all music in your Lala collection through May 31, 2010. Any mp3 songs purchased and downloaded from Lala will continue to play as part of your local music library. You can continue to purchase mp3 songs through May 31st using your wallet balance or other payment methods.
As of today, web songs, wallets, and gift cards are no longer available for purchase on Lala. Uploads have been discontinued, and we are not accepting new users for the service.
If you paid Lala 10 cents per song for web-streaming rights, that money will be refunded in the form of credit at the iTunes Store. Any prepaid funds will also be transferred to iTunes Store credits as well.
Apple has announced no plans to offer a similar music-streaming service of its own.
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Well Lala was great while it lasted. The Blogs are hot with speculation about'Apples' future plans regarding streaming music
Pressure from the RIAA maybe?
I enjoyed Lala. I found their Mp3 albums to be cheaper than Amazon. The problem was their customer service was horrible.
RIAA is a good guess...New efforts to scare people lately.
I don’t understand how RIAA would be responsible. You have to pay for the music to listen to it.
>> I don’t understand how RIAA would be responsible. You have to pay for the music to listen to it.
Indies aren’t major labels (hence the moniker).
It’s the majors that support RIAA, and vice versa.
The RIAA would love to stop independent music distribution to force everyone back to THEIR labels. It is called MONOPOLY.
major artist are availible for sale on Lala, just like amazon or itunes. I have an account on Lala.
That wasn't the point. The major labels WANT TO STOP independents, because they are hurting their one-time monopoly of the music industry.
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