Apple's purchase of Shazam is approved by the European Commission

The European Commission announced this morning that as expected, it has approved Apple's purchase of Shazam for an estimated $400 milli...

The European Commission announced this morning that as expected, it has approved Apple's purchase of Shazam for an estimated $400 million. The deal was first announced back in December, and Apple said at the time that it has "exciting plans in store" for the music discovery app. Originally a pay-per-use service, Shazam first required a user to call 2580 on a mobile phone, put the device's microphone near the source of the music, and wait for a text message with the name of the song (which eventually included a link to purchase the tune). It launched as an app in the Apple App Store for the ...

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