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Apple buying Lala? - ztirffritz - 12-04-2009
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ax4zVVSzx8XM&pos=6
i think that a newspaper/magazine subscriptions are coming, why not lump music into there as well?
Re: Apple buying Lala? - guitarist - 12-04-2009
But then the music would be lumpy, wouldn't it?
Re: Apple buying Lala? - Monster - 12-04-2009
it's only a matter of time, the signs have been in the news lately.
Re: Apple buying Lala? - ztirffritz - 12-04-2009
It would make a lot more sense with a an 'always-on' internet connected device, such as an iPhone or a not-yet-released internet tablet. They could cut storage quite a bit to lower the cost but maintain the margins because you're goes with you wherever you have a connection.
Re: Apple buying Lala? - ztirffritz - 12-05-2009
It's a done deal. Terms were not disclosed, but the rumor mill says that the Lala owners approached Apple about a deal when they realized that they could not operate profitably in the short term.
http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/11/30/daily100.html?ana=yfcpc
Re: Apple buying Lala? - tahoedrew - 12-05-2009
No one's mentioned, and I think, it's just another pawn in the growing Apple vs. Google chess game.
The article mentions that Google implemented the Lala buy option into their search results recently, that's where I was first exposed to the service.
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