And PCWorld's Ian Paul made this somewhat : "It's not all bad, but if Ping doesn't improve soon this music-oriented social network will bomb faster than an American Idol wannabe."

OK, speculation time: It's a safe bet that a Web version of Ping is in the works, one that could debut with Apple's rumored . Looks like we'll have to wait until next year to find out.

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