Game that tune: Apple snaps up Shazam for reported $400m
by Rupert Neate from Technology | The Guardian on (#3AE42)
Price tag would be less than half the $1bn music identifying app was last valued at when it tapped investors in 2015
Apple has bought Shazam, a London-based app that allows smartphone users to identify music, for a reported $400m (300m).
The US company, which revolutionised music with the introduction of the the iPod and iPhone, said Shazam was a natural fit for its Apple Music streaming service.
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