It’s no secret for anyone that iTunes bought Lala, last weekend - and did so at a ridiculous price, too.

I think that everyone realized what this could mean for the future of iTunes - the ability for user to pay for just the rights of songs they want - and not the data in itself.

The Wall Street Journal points out today another, more interesting matter, where an Lala-powered iTunes may mean that Apple has its mind set on a web application, to allow non-iTunes users - such as Linux power-users -, to profit from the service. Apple’s recent foray into other web service - such as mobileme.com and iwork.com - is certainly an indication on the matter.

Personally, I would probably not use such a service: my ISP does not allow me the necessary bandwidth to stream all the content I digest, and I listen to a LOT of music. But I’ve been wanting to experience lala.com since its inception, and finally I will. Probably.