I think a more likely scenario is they shut it down, give everyone iTunes store credit for the amount they spent on streaming-only songs and if you bought MP3s,

I think a more likely scenario is they shut it down, give everyone iTunes store credit for the amount they spent on streaming-only songs and if you bought MP3s, you're OK since they don't have DRM. Sounds like a much cheaper solution than trying to run the service. They bought it for the talent, why would they waste that talent maintaining the existing site instead of building something new? Also, lala's contracts with the record companies aren't transferable and there's no way Apple can negotiate the same terms. The record companies don't want iTunes to dominate the market, it's bad for them. I'm a heavy lala user and LOVE the service, but spend your money elsewhere.