Comments on: Why I’m Excited About Apple Buying Lala http://www.fistfulayen.com/blog/2009/12/why-im-excited-about-apple-buying-lala/ Everyone's turning into pigs and ponies. Can't let it happen to me. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:37:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://www.fistfulayen.com/blog/2009/12/why-im-excited-about-apple-buying-lala/comment-page-1/#comment-459377 Andrew Sat, 01 May 2010 17:02:35 +0000 http://www.fistfulayen.com/blog/?p=562#comment-459377 Ian, I hope that you will post on the shutdown of Lala. I still see more reason for sadness than for excitement... Ian, I hope that you will post on the shutdown of Lala. I still see more reason for sadness than for excitement…

]]> By: Bruce Houghton http://www.fistfulayen.com/blog/2009/12/why-im-excited-about-apple-buying-lala/comment-page-1/#comment-408966 Bruce Houghton Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:51:00 +0000 http://www.fistfulayen.com/blog/?p=562#comment-408966 You make some great points about the future of music, but I'm in the I wish anybody but iTunes had bought Lala camp. Apple has talked the talk, but has never actually opened their hardware or platform to others before being forced to by the marketplace. I fear this slows progress and innovation instead of accelerates it. You make some great points about the future of music, but I'm in the I wish anybody but iTunes had
bought Lala camp.

Apple has talked the talk, but has never actually opened their hardware or platform to others before being forced to by the marketplace. I fear this slows progress and innovation instead of accelerates it.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.fistfulayen.com/blog/2009/12/why-im-excited-about-apple-buying-lala/comment-page-1/#comment-408838 Andrew Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:59:25 +0000 http://www.fistfulayen.com/blog/?p=562#comment-408838 Ian, I am like you a frequent Lala user. But I don't share your enthusiasm for this deal. That's partly due to my lack of enthusiasm for Apple. You say that "the entrepreneur and music business person in me is worried about Apple’s dominance and intends to work with Apple to make sure the future of music isn’t available solely via Apple hardware and services." Should that be *against* Apple? There's also the matter of Lala's deals with the labels not being transferable to the acquirer. That makes me fear that my unlimited streams will have a very limited life. More at: <a href="http://changingway.org/2009/12/04/rotten-apple-acquires-lala/" target="_blank">http://changingway.org/2009/12/04/rotten-apple-ac...</a> Ian, I am like you a frequent Lala user. But I don't share your enthusiasm for this deal. That's partly due to my lack of enthusiasm for Apple.
You say that "the entrepreneur and music business person in me is worried about Apple’s dominance and intends to work with Apple to make sure the future of music isn’t available solely via Apple hardware and services." Should that be *against* Apple?
There's also the matter of Lala's deals with the labels not being transferable to the acquirer. That makes me fear that my unlimited streams will have a very limited life. More at:
http://changingway.org/2009/12/04/rotten-apple-ac...

]]> By: david croskey http://www.fistfulayen.com/blog/2009/12/why-im-excited-about-apple-buying-lala/comment-page-1/#comment-408818 david croskey Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:44:17 +0000 http://www.fistfulayen.com/blog/?p=562#comment-408818 Ian, love your insight. I am somewhat sad to see this as I think it puts a potentially game changing model in the hands of Apple who has done little to change the music delivery game in years (outside of the iPhone, which you still cannot purchase music from over the mobile network). I am attending the SF MusicTech Summit on Monday and would love to meet and network with you. I am leading efforts on a startup that would be a great partnering fit for TopSpin. You can also find me on LinkedIn or my blog, <a href="http://www.cutbucket.com." target="_blank">www.cutbucket.com.</a> Keep the great posts coming. Ian, love your insight. I am somewhat sad to see this as I think it puts a potentially game changing model in the hands of Apple who has done little to change the music delivery game in years (outside of the iPhone, which you still cannot purchase music from over the mobile network).

I am attending the SF MusicTech Summit on Monday and would love to meet and network with you. I am leading efforts on a startup that would be a great partnering fit for TopSpin. You can also find me on LinkedIn or my blog, http://www.cutbucket.com.

Keep the great posts coming.

]]> By: Don http://www.fistfulayen.com/blog/2009/12/why-im-excited-about-apple-buying-lala/comment-page-1/#comment-408762 Don Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:46:51 +0000 http://www.fistfulayen.com/blog/?p=562#comment-408762 Let's look even further ahead, shall we? To the day your paying a subscription to Apple, and there will be 20 minutes of your favorite music followed by ten minutes of advertising. Let's look even further ahead, shall we? To the day your paying a subscription to Apple, and there will be 20 minutes of your favorite music followed by ten minutes of advertising.

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