[lavezzi]

y'all realise they run a music service too right? Having access to cross-platform data that gives them insight into bleeding edge emerging/trending artists and songs is priceless.

[amelius]

Apple already had a music service too (itunes).

[oarsinsync]

Different signals.

"What's that song?" is a different signal to buying a song. Especially when "what's that song?" isn't restricted by licensing agreements.