Lala: RIP

PopTodd · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 3:59 pm

Not sure if any of you really care, but...
Just got this email:

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Dear Todd L.,

The Lala service will be shut down on May 31st.

In appreciation of your support over the last five years, you will receive a credit in the amount of your Lala web song purchases for use on Apple's iTunes Store. If you purchased and downloaded mp3 songs from Lala, those songs will continue to play as part of your local music library.

Remaining wallet balances and unredeemed gift cards will be converted to iTunes Store credit (or can be refunded upon request). Gift cards can be redeemed on Lala until May 31st.

Click here or visit Lala.com/support for more information, or to view Lala's Terms of Service.

Thank you.

Lala

©2005-2010 la la media, inc. All rights reserved.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 4:20 pm

That's what they get for moving away from trading.

Idiots.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 4:26 pm

It's actually what they get for getting bought by Apple.

south pacific · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 4:41 pm

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

That's what they get for moving away from trading.Idiots.

yes

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It's actually what they get for getting bought by Apple.

and yes

I'm not sad about this because musicboomerang.com is an even better cd trading site for only $1 per trade

last 10 cd's received in April alone, all with complete artwork and discs in excellent condition:

Neko Case - "Middle Cyclone"
Roberta Flack - "Blue Lights In the Basement"
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band" remastered version (new/sealed)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Beat The Devil's Tattoo"
The Langley Schools Music Project - "Innocence and Despair"
The New Pornographers - "Challengers" (executive edition)
Somi - "If The Rains Come First"
Priestess - "Hello Master"
Scorpions - "Animal Magnetism"
Isaac Hayes - "Hot Buttered Soul"

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 5:22 pm

I need to get back into trading cds. The problem is, I'm trying to minimize my collection...

discostu · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 5:25 pm

My main issue is that means the end of Pitchfork's LaLa album player next to their reviews

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 5:25 pm

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

I need to get back into trading cds. The problem is, I'm trying to minimize my collection...

Most people don't realize this, but if you trade something for something else, you actually end up with the same number of things.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 5:33 pm

discostu Wrote:

My main issue is that means the end of Pitchfork's LaLa album player next to their reviews

Yeah. Hopefully they'll be able to replace that with something that works as well it has.

Grape Ripple · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 6:00 pm

HaqDiesel Wrote:

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

I need to get back into trading cds. The problem is, I'm trying to minimize my collection...

Most people don't realize this, but if you trade something for something else, you actually end up with the same number of things.

Thus, negating any minimization.

seafoam · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 6:10 pm

Grape Ripple Wrote:

HaqDiesel Wrote:

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

I need to get back into trading cds. The problem is, I'm trying to minimize my collection...

Most people don't realize this, but if you trade something for something else, you actually end up with the same number of things.

Thus, negating any minimization.

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 6:27 pm

Grape Ripple Wrote:

Thus, negating any minimization.

I realize that most people did not get far enough along in their math education to know what the "plus" and "minus" symbols mean, but you actually negate subtraction via a process known as addition. This process (and I won't go into detail) causes more things to be added to the total number of things. In contrast, when you trade some things for some other things, you can also remove yet other things thus promoting "minimization."

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 7:27 pm

but the nature of the trading site causes your collection to be reduced when discs are in transit and by gaining credits

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 9:41 pm

HaqDiesel Wrote:

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

I need to get back into trading cds. The problem is, I'm trying to minimize my collection...

Most people don't realize this, but if you trade something for something else, you actually end up with the same number of things.

Come on Haq, you can do waaaay better than that. Quite frankly, I'm a little disappointed that this would warrant a response, since its obvious that I'm saying that I need to trade, however want to minimize my collection. Hence, the epic struggle.

Kingfish · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 11:20 am

HaqDiesel Wrote:

Grape Ripple Wrote:

Thus, negating any minimization.

I realize that most people did not get far enough along in their math education to know what the "plus" and "minus" symbols mean, but you actually negate subtraction via a process known as addition. This process (and I won't go into detail) causes more things to be added to the total number of things. In contrast, when you trade some things for some other things, you can also remove yet other things thus promoting "minimization."

It's odd that this post brought out Ole' Snarky Diesel from admin basement.

Grape Ripple · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 12:55 pm

HaqDiesel Wrote:

Grape Ripple Wrote:

Thus, negating any minimization.

I realize that most people did not get far enough along in their math education to know what the "plus" and "minus" symbols mean, but you actually negate subtraction via a process known as addition. This process (and I won't go into detail) causes more things to be added to the total number of things. In contrast, when you trade some things for some other things, you can also remove yet other things thus promoting "minimization."

I went to law school. I think you did too. Your logic should be better than this.

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 12:57 pm

Yes, it definitely takes a JD to figure out that addition is the opposite of subtraction.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 1:03 pm

Send a CD off to a trade site: minus 1 CD.

Receive a CD from a trade site: plus 1 CD.

Grape Ripple · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 1:04 pm

Let me retort. You're acting like a little bitch.

I refuse to use emoticons, but let it be known that I'm just kidding. If you were here in my presence, I would tousle your hair or punch you in the arm.

Kingfish · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 1:14 pm

HaqDiesel Wrote:

Yes, it definitely takes a JD to figure out that addition is the opposite of subtraction.

What does it take to figure out this is a "who the fuck cares" situation?

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 1:42 pm

You have that part removed when you go to law school.

Kingfish · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 1:43 pm

HaqDiesel Wrote:

You have that part removed when you go to law school.

Well played, sir.

jasn · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 1:54 pm

All told, I wound up with a net loss using LaLa (by about 7 CDs). My "wants" were too obscure or collectible, I guess. Can't say I miss the ones that got away either....

Lala: RIP

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