‘Really puzzling’<\/strong><\/p>\nBeats was founded by music producer Jimmy Iovine and the hip-hop star Dr Dre and until recently was best known for its headphones.<\/p>\n
It started a subscription-based music streaming service earlier this year.<\/p>\n
However, Apple already has its own iTunes store which is the world’s largest music download service. It also launched iTunes Radio last year.<\/p>\n
That has made some industry watchers question the move.<\/p>\n
James McQuivey, an analyst with Forrester, said there was a big overlap of customers between the two firms.<\/p>\n
“This is really puzzling,” he said. “You buy companies today to get technologies that no one else or customers that no one has.<\/p>\n
“They must have something hidden under the hood.”<\/p>\n
The reported price is also a huge premium on Beats’s previous valuation.<\/p>\n
Beats was valued at just $1bn after its last funding round in September, which saw it get a $500m investment from the Carlyle Group.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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