Workflow is maintained and regularly updated. I actually hope Shazam DOES become another workflow.
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Apple Acquiring Shazam and Says 'Exciting Plans' Are Ahead
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Workflow is maintained and regularly updated. I actually hope Shazam DOES become another workflow.
Google bought Android in 2005 and YouTube in 2006. I think buying YouTube was the more profitable purchase as it's becoming ad-city and the second most used search engine behind Google's. They bought Grand Station and made it into Google Voice.
Google and Apple buy smaller companies all the time. Apple is becoming more like a service company like what Google has been for years. Google is becoming more like a software & hardware company like what Apple has been for decades.
Apple buying Shazam doesn't leave an impact on me personally. I only use Shazam maybe 6 times per year looking at my search history. Just another way to diversify like when they bought Beats. I would love to see Apple or Google to buy Fandango and force us to use their mobile payments.
It's only a matter of time until these smaller app development companies get bought out by either Apple or Google. What's next? Google buying Uber or Lyft?
Google and Apple buy smaller companies all the time. Apple is becoming more like a service company like what Google has been for years. Google is becoming more like a software & hardware company like what Apple has been for decades.
Apple buying Shazam doesn't leave an impact on me personally. I only use Shazam maybe 6 times per year looking at my search history. Just another way to diversify like when they bought Beats. I would love to see Apple or Google to buy Fandango and force us to use their mobile payments.
It's only a matter of time until these smaller app development companies get bought out by either Apple or Google. What's next? Google buying Uber or Lyft?
Only problem is that it Never works for me. Because of the fact that you will always have music in the background when using this command, and Siri works crap when its not silent.
SoundHound is already a better product, don’t sound down down
uhh what? Why? Why do you want a competitor to go out of business?
We might need to clarify what it means to "not make a profit" or "lose money"
If Amazon had $1 billion in revenue... and after expenses they chose to spend the remainder of that $1 billion on growth and expansion... that would leave $0 leftover in profit.
But that's not as bad as it seems. All those years where Amazon had "no profit"... they were actually investing in their growth. Spending money on capital expenditures: warehouses, data centers, etc. Hiring personnel. Expanding into new markets. Offering new products and services.
And look where they are today. Amazon went from selling books... to selling everything. And they are profitable now.
Spotify isn't so lucky. Their business model was flawed from the start.
It costs Spotify more to license the music and pay their expenses than they have revenue coming in. They basically spend more than they make.
If Spotify had $1 billion in revenue... it actually costs them $1.2 billion just to operate.
There is no profit. Spotify literally loses money.
And that's why after 9 years... Spotify is STILL asking for money from investors. The oldest startup.
You can't compare Spotify to Amazon... their situations are nothing alike.
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Good bye Spotify integration...
Also Amazon music store integration. I can play either MP3 or AAC files on all my devices, but MP3 is certainly the more universally supported standard, and the Amazon's prices are many times lower than the iTMS, so I always buy from there first when possible.
Yeah, you probably know better than Apple.
Apple isn’t new to the industry and they had a price and terms in mind. I’m sure this was best given a ton of factors we don’t know.
Why are people so quick to judge without knowing anything ?
Apple acquires fewer companies than Google. So I assume they can’t improve their products either?
It is easier to state that Apple solution is the best once it is the only one remained
I last used the app on my 2010 iPod Touch that gave me like, 5 free matches a month, then subscribe.
I haven't used it since, but I assume it's unlimited matches w/ ads for free; unlimited matches ad-free for monthly fee. No, thanks!
My Android phones have had it for free for years. What Apple users will put up w/ for their superior ecosystem perplexes me.
I haven't used it since, but I assume it's unlimited matches w/ ads for free; unlimited matches ad-free for monthly fee. No, thanks!
My Android phones have had it for free for years. What Apple users will put up w/ for their superior ecosystem perplexes me.
This is hugely exciting news, and has very little to do with Apple Music (though that's the natural tie-in).
Shazam has been doing R&D for automated recognition systems for years, technology that has little to do with the service they are known for.
Shazam has been doing R&D for automated recognition systems for years, technology that has little to do with the service they are known for.
Disney bought Fox, hooray! X-Men and Silver Surfer can now be part of MCU!
Apple bought Shazam. *crickets*
If Apple breaks the Shazam app on my Android, it's back to Soundhound for me. My Shazam app is already the ad-free one on Android. I rarely use it except a half dozen times per year, so it isn't game changing.
It's like if Google bought Yahoo! Sports, Pandora, or Flixster, I rarely use any of those apps anymore. Think AOL and Yahoo Messenger. We move on to the next one with similar ability. I still have those apps on my iPhone just to keep the homescreen layout evened out.
Only Disney is winning the buyout game for me. The purchases from Google and Apple recently makes me yawn. Disney is going to be around forever and ever.
Apple bought Shazam. *crickets*
If Apple breaks the Shazam app on my Android, it's back to Soundhound for me. My Shazam app is already the ad-free one on Android. I rarely use it except a half dozen times per year, so it isn't game changing.
It's like if Google bought Yahoo! Sports, Pandora, or Flixster, I rarely use any of those apps anymore. Think AOL and Yahoo Messenger. We move on to the next one with similar ability. I still have those apps on my iPhone just to keep the homescreen layout evened out.
Only Disney is winning the buyout game for me. The purchases from Google and Apple recently makes me yawn. Disney is going to be around forever and ever.
Here's the "exciting news" for Shazam:
Apple will use it for a bit, try to integrate it more heavily into their products, fail at said attempt and then shutter the service.
This is based on what we have seen in the past, so I would definitely expect this trend to continue here and suggest looking at alternative services if you use this frequently. At bare minimum, I would expect to see this disappear from Android in the very near future.
Apple will use it for a bit, try to integrate it more heavily into their products, fail at said attempt and then shutter the service.
This is based on what we have seen in the past, so I would definitely expect this trend to continue here and suggest looking at alternative services if you use this frequently. At bare minimum, I would expect to see this disappear from Android in the very near future.
Dud u dont have an iPhone? Why? I cant believe it. All ppl i know including females uses iPhones. Even frienz from the neighborhood who r a poor have iPhone too. Why u don’t? Please explain.