How Apple used its money and muscle to kill an iTunes competitor | ZDNet

How Apple used its money and muscle to kill an iTunes competitor | ZDNet: Remember Lala, the innovative music service that made a splash in 2009? After Apple bought the company, Lala's services vanished. Now, a candid (maybe too candid) report from an insider explains why Apple was willing to pay $160 million to make this "clear and present danger" to iTunes go away.