It had been rumored for several days and it was already indicated that the operation could be confirmed this week, and Apple has not wanted more speculation on the subject so today Monday it has just confirmed that it has acquired Shazam, the well-known music recognition application, which thus becomes part of the Cupertino family.
The company's plans with this application are not known, if it will continue as an independent application or Apple will integrate it into its Apple Music service, or if it will use its Machine Learning system to improve Apple's own. The exact figure for which it was bought is not known either, although it is rumored that it could have been for about 400 million dollars., well below the figure at which the service was valued after its last round of financing.
Apple Music and Shazam fit together naturally, sharing a passion for discovering new music and bringing the best music experience to their users. We have big plans on our mind and we look forward to combining them with Shazam after today's deal. Since the launch of Shazam on the App Store, it has consistently been one of the most popular applications in our app store. Today it is used by hundreds of millions of users around the world and on all platforms.
This acquisition leaves us many unknowns that will be revealed in the coming months. What are Apple's ambitious plans for its music service and Shazam? Will it still exist in the App Store as a standalone application? What will happen to the versions for other platforms such as Android? Shazam was already integrated into Siri since 2014 but this new step will undoubtedly change this, we will probably have to wait until the announcement of iOS 12 to see what this purchase is reflected in.