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Shazam is a huge success story!
by awwstn 2y ago
Shazam is a huge success story!
- jhdias 2y agoIn what way, specifically for android users?
- crossroadsguy 2y agoIn this way https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shazam.android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shazam.and...
- mh- 2y agoFor posterity: > 4.8 star / 10.5M reviews > 500M+ Downloads > No data shared with third parties
- mintplant 2y agoIt (optionally) integrates with the Apple Music Android app now, and offers to add to your library there whenever you scan a song, so I assume it's a good funnel for them to get people into their service ecosystem.
- madeofpalk 2y agoWe'll put Shazam in the Filemaker category of continuing to exist, but not really benefiting from Apple.
- culi 2y agoIt's built in to Siri though. So Apple benefitted from Shazam. I'd say Apple's Weather app has also significantly benefitted (albeit a bit late) from Dark Sky's acquisition
- pasc1878 2y agoYes the Weather app has improved but it would have been much better to kill it and start from Dark Sky
- sumedh 2y ago> but not really benefiting from Apple. It gives Apple the data/insights which new artists are getting popular. Maybe they can use it to negotiate prices with artists.
- philistine 2y agoFilemaker might as well have been bought when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. It's such an acquisition from another era that it's a fully owned-subsidiary of Apple inc. that is completely separate from the rest of the company. Do you know how many other subsidiaries Apple has?
- abenga 2y agoBeen a while since I needed this. Deezer has search built in, and I don't need to switch apps to play/add to a playlist after finding the song.
- spike021 2y agoShazam's auto-added music to Apple Music for ages. Maybe Spotify too but it's been years since I used that.