iTunes was about a 89 Mb download and eons ago, when i had a 56 KbpS internet speed all i wished was a online version of iTunes because i had to keep my computer switch on overnight and i was sure that it won’t survive (i had Windows Xp with a P4 processor and 512 Mb Ram).
After acquisition of Lala, a paid online music streaming service which charges 10 cents for unlimited streaming of music on all devices, by Apple brings the idea a bit more towards the side of reality.
What is soon going to follow would kill off the need of downloading a iTunes software and going online completely.
Why, you say? Apple is looking for ways to capture a larger share of the Music distribution market. Also, cloud computing seems to be the future of computing where all your data is stored on clouds (not on actual clouds, i mean cloud servers) so that it can be easily accessed from most devices easily.
10 Cents to stream music from any device is a inexpensive deal and could revolutionize the way we share music, though Lala was present for quite sometime but was restricted to few countries. After joining Apple’s army new developments are likely to follow.
Just think of possibilities. Streaming music on your iPods, iPhones, etc would make it damn easy to do it. Thanks Mashable.
