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Dre headphonesApple announced the purchase of Dr. Dre’s Beats Electronics for $3 billion.

It reported that  iTunes sales are slowing down becauses users stream services such as Pandora and Spotify to meet their music needs so this move gives Apple a subscription music service.

In addition to bringing a streaming music service under the iTunes umbrella, the deal brings veteran music producer Jimmy Iovine and producer Dr. Dre to Apple. The pair could help Apple negotiate favorable music deals.

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