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>They removed a platform from the board that was making Flash (Lala used a flash interface) a relevant technology for some users.

That is a little out there, isn't it? It would be like buying a small company because their servers used GNU/Linux instead of OS X. If they were targeting places that made Flash "a relevant technology for some users," wouldn't they target Pandora, Farmville, graphic design schools that teach freshman Flash, etc?

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Oh, I acknowledge it's out there (ergo the tinfoil hat comment). However, to your specific examples: Pandora already agreed/decided to build an iPad/iPhone application, Zynga (creators of Farmville are in a financial position to turn down Apple's overtures, plus Zynga's business model/content is a bit of a poison pill. Going after graphic design schools would be political suicide, so it's off the table.

Lala submitted an iPhone app for approval just before they were bought.

http://techcrunch.com/2009/10/28/its-almost-here-exclusive-v...

One that was (unless I'm mistaken) never released.

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