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I really hope that Apple realizes how good Lala is and doesn't shut it down. I'm listening to it right now, in fact, and it is incredibly nice to stream music f

by cmelbye 17y ago

I really hope that Apple realizes how good Lala is and doesn't shut it down. I'm listening to it right now, in fact, and it is incredibly nice to stream music from the cloud to my netbook. This might even be a good thing, perhaps now their iPhone app will be accepted more quickly and they'll have the funds to further invest in a desktop client like Spotify's.

mikebo 17y ago
I think the main challenge will be getting the labels to agree to lala-esque music deals with Apple. Most reports so far say that lala's licensing deals are not transferrable. That said, Apple really has to do something in this space. I can't imagine that in 3 years Apple's music strategy will be exclusively about buying MP3s via iTunes, and not have any online component at all.
manvsmachine 17y ago
I too was listening to Lala when I heard about this, and I was instantly concerned. The current model that they have going is really good imo, and I feel like it's inevitable that Apple will cannibalize it and merge the functionality into iTunes, so as to exclude its use by non-iTunes users. I'd love for it to remain in a semi-independent kind of position, kind of like where Hulu is (was?). Not to be a hater (I actually like Apple products, even though I don't use them), but has Apple acquired any technology recently that they haven't locked down into their little ecosystem?
- pmorici 17y ago
  To be fair Apple doesn't normally acquire products they usually build their own. The only other two acquisitions in recent memory were PA-semi and that maps company neither of which had a directly consumer facing product that I can recall.
  - cubicle67 17y ago
    and also, somewhat ironically in this case, iTunes
  - jacobolus 17y ago
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Apple#Acquisitions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisition... (yes, not too many, especially since 2002, though I think the list is somewhat incomplete)
swilliams 17y ago
Do you really think Apple will continue to develop TWO desktop music apps simultaneously (or for that matter iPhone apps)? Best case scenario for a Lala desktop client now is for it to be rolled into iTunes.

by cmelbye 17y ago

mikebo 17y ago

I think the main challenge will be getting the labels to agree to lala-esque music deals with Apple. Most reports so far say that lala's licensing deals are not transferrable. That said, Apple really has to do something in this space. I can't imagine that in 3 years Apple's music strategy will be exclusively about buying MP3s via iTunes, and not have any online component at all.

manvsmachine 17y ago

I too was listening to Lala when I heard about this, and I was instantly concerned. The current model that they have going is really good imo, and I feel like it's inevitable that Apple will cannibalize it and merge the functionality into iTunes, so as to exclude its use by non-iTunes users. I'd love for it to remain in a semi-independent kind of position, kind of like where Hulu is (was?). Not to be a hater (I actually like Apple products, even though I don't use them), but has Apple acquired any technology recently that they haven't locked down into their little ecosystem?

pmorici 17y ago
To be fair Apple doesn't normally acquire products they usually build their own. The only other two acquisitions in recent memory were PA-semi and that maps company neither of which had a directly consumer facing product that I can recall.
- cubicle67 17y ago
  and also, somewhat ironically in this case, iTunes
- jacobolus 17y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Apple#Acquisitions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisition... (yes, not too many, especially since 2002, though I think the list is somewhat incomplete)

swilliams 17y ago

Do you really think Apple will continue to develop TWO desktop music apps simultaneously (or for that matter iPhone apps)? Best case scenario for a Lala desktop client now is for it to be rolled into iTunes.