This has been rumored before. E.g here&#x27;s a headline from 2014: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wsj.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;google-considers-buying-spotify-but-finds-the-price-too-high-1406061732" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wsj.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;google-considers-buying-spotify-...</a>