The EU is investigating Apple's planned purchase of Shazam

23 April 2018
The deal was announced last December, but won't close without the go-ahead from the EU.

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personA, 24 Apr 2018You do realise that otaku is a pejorative term? Not hati... moreI am a bit to the exaggarated term of FAN.^^; hence why.

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    Kiyasuriin, 24 Apr 2018As an Otaku. I tend to listen to a lot of japanese songs, O... moreYou do realise that otaku is a pejorative term?

    Not hating on manga/anime fans at all but it's equivalent to saying: "I have an unhealthy obsession over video games" instead of "I'm a video games fan".

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      mwise, 24 Apr 2018does not matter to me as i use shazam to identify music onl... morehave you considered that it might be with your phone's Mic?

        geordie81, 24 Apr 2018Like what? Ive never had any issue recognising virtually an... moreAs an Otaku. I tend to listen to a lot of japanese songs, Openings and endings of anime. and I always shazam/SH(SoundHound) them to download it later. you are correct. Shazam recognises a LOT of music. and as for the guy's issues. It makes sense. if the songs are not even in charts, or in local bands, it'll make sense not to recognise songs.

          mwise, 24 Apr 2018does not matter to me as i use shazam to identify music onl... moreLike what? Ive never had any issue recognising virtually any music, including foreign and remixes, its the most accurate free recognition i have used, i would say 8/10 times its sucessful, and I listen to a LOT of foreign music, as I travel extensively, maybe if your music is so unique that it doesnt make any charts or by local bands maybe that makes sense

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            does not matter to me as i use shazam to identify music only and so far now it is bad at recognizing music that i like especially those not of English language (dislike eng music) so if the take over will make recognizing music better then i'm fine, if not it also does not affect me.

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              Zenodroid, 23 Apr 2018What's the alternative to Shazam? Because I don't want to u... moreSoundHound

                Teikoku, 23 Apr 2018Same I have Xperia but they shutdown the track id service. ... moreGoogle's isn't the best at the moment. It works really well for mainstream and even for small bands/creators, but not for different languages and maybe even remixes - while on the other hand Shazam was 7/10 able to even recognise remixes which is very impressive.

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                  Shazam is my favourite app...i love it...

                    Zenodroid, 23 Apr 2018What's the alternative to Shazam? Because I don't want to u... moreSoundHound ^^

                      Zenodroid, 23 Apr 2018What's the alternative to Shazam? Because I don't want to u... moreSoundHound is an excellent alternative.

                        Zenodroid, 23 Apr 2018What's the alternative to Shazam? Because I don't want to u... moreSame I have Xperia but they shutdown the track id service. Also Google has its own

                          What's the alternative to Shazam? Because I don't want to use it anymore if Apple owns it.