Lala gives users the option of downloading MP3s for 89 cents each or buy a stream-only version of the song for ten cents or an entire album for a dollar or so.
Lala notified its users in an e-mail Friday morning of the shutdown. Apple Inc. spokesman Jason Roth confirmed the plans, but he declined to say whether the Cupertino, Calif., company would resurrect the service under Apple's iTunes brand.
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