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I'm surprised that Apple have kept Shazam working well on Android for this long. They acquired it 4 years ago already.
by jfoster 4y ago
I'm surprised that Apple have kept Shazam working well on Android for this long. They acquired it 4 years ago already.
- MonkeyMalarky 4y agoIt might have something to do with the big "Play Full Song" button that opens Apple Music. Since they already have access to their music catalog for fingerprinting and the app is mature, maybe it pays for itself in subscriptions?
- cannam 4y agoYeah, I imagine as long as Apple Music runs on Android, so will Shazam. It's a gateway.
- jfoster 4y agoThat did cross my mind and probably explains it. I do wonder how much Apple Music revenue really comes from Android users via Shazam, but perhaps it's significant enough that they don't want to ruin it.
- scarface74 4y agoI have to believe that much of the reason for Apple buying Shazam was to know what songs piqued people’s interest. That type of data has to be valuable.
- jfoster 4y agoGood point. Otherwise $400m is quite a high price to pay just for an entry point into Apple Music.
- lhoff 4y agoIf i remember correctly the main way shazam makes money is by seeling statistics to the record companies and concert planer. If they would break it, they would loose these informations in certain areas of the world where iphones are not that common.