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Dr Dre's headphone brand Beats bought by Apple

Apple has confirmed it will buy headphone maker and music-streaming service provider Beats Electronics.

The deal is worth a total of $3bn (拢1.8bn), and is thought to be Apple's largest acquisition to date.

In this 90-second summary, founder of the technology website Pocket Lint, Stuart Miles, explains what it means for Apple.

This clip is from Breakfast 29 May 2014.

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