Apple Buys Music-Identification App Shazam

The transcript discusses Shazam's financial struggles and its valuation drop from $1 billion in 2015 to $400 million. It explores Apple's acquisition of Shazam, highlighting potential reasons such as data acquisition, maintaining control over partnerships, and integration with Apple Music. The discussion also touches on possible new features and social functionalities that could be added to Apple Music through Shazam's integration.

How might the acquisition of Shazam affect Apple's data collection capabilities?

What are some possible new features that could be integrated into Apple Music as a result of the acquisition?