It’s about time that we finally heard and saw something regarding Apple’s acquiring of Lala.com, which occurred late last year.
If you visit the Lala site right now, you will be prompted for log-in credentials (established users only), but the site woefully appears with a stark white background to announce that its doors will close on May 31. The service will not register new users.
The site has promised refunds to anyone with credits or balances, which will be good for use in the iTunes store, according to Lala. Could this mean the upcoming launch of iTunes.com? If things are going in that direction, Apple has stayed somewhat mum on the subject. Lala has been a tremendous help for music blogs and webzines, especially as a service which allows full-album embedding so that readers may simultaneously read reviews and stream the album before buying. Let’s hope that a more Apple-centric website permits the same kind of friendly uploading and streaming privileges.
