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Re:Apple Buys Shazam to Boost Apple Music by indy on Monday December 11, 2017 @01:57PM (#15899321)
They only store a catalog of the most popular songs. (Where 'most popular' is determined by your geographical location). This catalog is periodically updated.
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Re:Apple Buys Shazam to Boost Apple Music by neves on Monday December 11, 2017 @02:23PM (#15899522)
Isn't the use case to find obscure music? Weird to have just popular ones. To "discover" a top 10 hit I can just ask someone nearby.
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Re:Apple Buys Shazam to Boost Apple Music by mjlee on Monday December 11, 2017 @02:29PM (#15899572)
I think the Pareto principal kicks in hard here. If it stores the top 20,000 songs as the other comments suggest then I expect that would include the vast majority of music you’d come across.
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Re:Apple Buys Shazam to Boost Apple Music by jlardinois on Monday December 11, 2017 @02:28PM (#15899570)
Not necessarily. Everything is "obscure" to you the first time you hear it.
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Re:Apple Buys Shazam to Boost Apple Music by neinzero on Monday December 11, 2017 @03:38PM (#15900221)
Top 10, yes, but not top 10,000.
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