Apple acquires Shazam for $400 million

11 December 2017
Nothing concrete announced by either companies in terms of future endeavors.

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AnonD-706449, 11 Dec 2017It's time to uninstall Shazamjust because it belongs to apple? pfft. be real. it's an App!

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    • 12 Dec 2017

    Flossy420, 12 Dec 2017The ignorance is extremely unreal with these Android fanboy... moreHow can we stop whining. When they bought the fingerprint company, they stop issuing software updates to support their hardware. Yeah it's just business but it's my business when i paid for it.

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      Flossy420, 12 Dec 2017The ignorance is extremely unreal with these Android fanboy... moreI don't care apple or shazam actually. I just wanna use good music recognition service. But it will dosappear soon. That's bad. All stupid things about business you said has no sense. Who cares business of other people at all? We care our lifes first. Be realistic.

        Is it just me or does Apple like to aqquire anything that competes against them. E.g. I bought a 2nd gen beats pill before Apple aquired them It was still under warrenty when the battery stopped charging. By this time Apple had aquired beats and my existing warrenty was now obsolete. Apple wanted £93 to replace the battery. And then it was not guaranteed it would be replaced it could be a refurbished model.

          Anonymous, 11 Dec 2017Android Users My Advice is to backup the apk and never upd... moreHi that won't work. Any app that apple own is forced not to work unless you do an update.

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            • Anonymous
            • w7n
            • 12 Dec 2017

            Why can't Apple make themselves?

              The ignorance is extremely unreal with these Android fanboys
              Just because Shazam is now a acquired by apple doesn't mean you'll become an apple fanboy or you are associated with apple (what's wrong with that anyways?)

              Stop whining, this is called business and apple did what's best in their interest so stop complaining ffs

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                • Gfx
                • 12 Dec 2017

                AnonD-692822, 11 Dec 2017Oh nooooo!. Apple is gonna collapse because an Android Fanb... moreWhat? Brand loyalty??! How much does it worth???? I'm not using something because of loyalty but things which are value for money.

                Anyways, Google Assistant will be able to help the Android Users. So, no worry for me. But it will be an interesting competition here between SIRI and Google Assistant....

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                  • thi
                  • 12 Dec 2017

                  I hope they won't discontinue the Android version.

                  If they do, Is there a decent alternative for android?

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                    • AnonD-702634
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                    • 12 Dec 2017

                    So Google has music recognition software in their new phones. Now Apple has acquired a music recognition app....hmmmm.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 12 Dec 2017

                      AnonD-706449, 11 Dec 2017It's time to uninstall ShazamYeah but not for the Apple reason. It hasn't worked to its original glory for at least a year now.

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                        • AIA
                        • 11 Dec 2017

                        Apple has infe-cted shazam beware, arrange the troops the sheeps are att-acking, we will des-troy then take their wool and eat their brains. IF you can read this then you are the resistance!!

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                          • 11 Dec 2017

                          It's time to uninstall Shazam

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                            AnonD-692822, 11 Dec 2017Oh nooooo!. Apple is gonna collapse because an Android Fanb... moreIt less about giving apple money, more about it's now an apple app, history has told sooner or later it will start to be crap

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                              • LoLiPoP
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                              AnonD-692822, 11 Dec 2017Oh nooooo!. Apple is gonna collapse because an Android Fanb... morethis have nothing to do with brand loyality! i am not loyal to any brand...but i am not stupid to use products who will influentiate me to buy something from that brand.

                              i am sure when crapple put their hands on the company the app itself will be reached with a lot of ads about apple and people one day will try them. its not stupid, is a ads move from crapple.

                              and when every android fan know that crapple buy shazapple then i am sure will move to another app as soon as they can.

                              you dont understand what crapple are doing are you?! or crapple are already eating your brain???? wake up sheep.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • vaq
                                • 11 Dec 2017

                                Shazam died about a year ago.
                                I don't know whether they reduced the server's or database it accesses but it went from being extremely reliable to a kids top 40 hits app.
                                Tracker ID was never an alternative for people who like electronic music as it requires lyrics in a song & samples didn't work, I tried many times.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • LQX
                                  • 11 Dec 2017

                                  I am glag I do not use it

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                                    LoLiPoP, 11 Dec 2017me too, i like TrackID better but then Sony shut down the a... moreOh nooooo!. Apple is gonna collapse because an Android Fanboy will uninstall Shazam (an app which he found useful) from his phone. Use your head dude (customer satisfaction first, brand loyalty last)

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                                      • sxr
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                                      LoLiPoP, 11 Dec 2017me too, i like TrackID better but then Sony shut down the a... moreTrackID can still be downloaded on apk file sites like APKMirror. Sony might not bring it back again anymore (just my thought without any scientific justification) but when they do, I can only assure that it would be a hell lot better than ever and beat out most of the alternatives.

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                                        • sxr
                                        • 11 Dec 2017

                                        And you can hear mediocre quality sounds through the Lightning Port/BT Connection.