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Apple took what could be a step toward adding a subscription-based music IT services to its offerings Friday when it bought Lala, an IT company that delivers music via the Internet to its users. Rumors circulated around the Web throughout Friday that IT services provider was in talks to buy Lala. The New York Times confirmed the purchase late Friday, citing a person with knowledge of the deal.
The Wall Street Journal also reported the Lala purchase as a done deal. "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time and we generally do not comment on our purpose or plan," Apple spokesman Steve Dowling told the Journal. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Lala lets users listen to a catalog of around 8 million songs for free through the Web. According to Lala’s site, users can pay 10 cents for unlimited plays of a song; they can also download an MP3 version for 89 cents.
