REUTERS/Mike SegarEuropean regulators said Monday that they're deepening their probe into Apple's acquisition of the music recognition app Shazam over concerns that the deal could limit people's streaming music choices and unfairly weaken companies such as Spotify. Currently, the app will identify a song and then refer people to a streaming music service such as Spotify, Deezer or Apple Music to purchase it. Apple launched its own streaming service called Apple Music in 2015, which has grown quickly. Apple Music has approximately 15 million users in the United States, as compared to Spotify's 18.2 million. Apple Music is also a key component in the marketing of the HomePod smart speaker, which relies on Apple Music as its sole music service.

Source: Washington Post April 23, 2018 18:22 UTC