Jan Zdarsa Kuyacaca futhi ku-Apple ukuthi ayikwazi ukushiywa ngemuva nge-iTunes, kuyilapho sekunesikhathi eside kunomkhuba ku-inthanethi lapho abantu sebethanda ukusakaza umculo nge-inthanethi. Futhi njengoba kubonakala, i-Apple inqume ukuthola iphrojekthi ye-Lala ethokozisayo.
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Kodwa akugcini lapho. I-Lala.com ingasesha i-hard drive yakho nazo zonke izingoma ezithola lapho, ngakho-ke uzozenza zitholakale kulabhulali yakho ku-inthanethi, ukuze ukwazi ukudlala izingoma zakho noma yikuphi ngaphandle kokucasulayo nokulayisha isikhathi eside. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Lala iphinde inikeze izici zokuxhumana nabantu lapho ungathola khona izincomo zengoma kochwepheshe bomculo noma abangani bakho.
Ngisho neLala.com isibambele kakhulu thina bantu baseYurophu. Okwamanje, le nsizakalo ayitholakali ezweni lakithi, futhi nakuba ithi kuwebhusayithi kufanele silindele le nsizakalo maduzane, ngiyangabaza kancane ngayo (cishe zonke izinsizakalo zokusakaza umculo ziyayithembisa).
Vele, i-Apple ibingafuni ukuphawula ngezinjongo ethenge ngayo le nkampani. Kodwa kunezixazululo ezimbili ikakhulukazi - bahlela ukungena emkhakheni wokusakaza umculo nge-inthanethi noma bafuna ukuthuthukisa isevisi yabo ye-iTunes Genius. Noma kungase kwehluke ngokuphelele futhi badinga ubuchwepheshe obuthile obusetshenziswa ku-Lala.com. Kuyathakazelisa futhi ukuthi i-Google isanda kuba nguzakwethu we-Lala.com, engazange ibe nemibandela engcono kakhulu ne-Apple muva nje - bheka, isibonelo, umzamo we-Apple wokuzakhela imephu yayo.
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