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Apple Raises Prices on Everything!

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Apple Raises Prices on Everything!

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Jul 03
Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

Jul 03
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Marques, Andrew, and David start things off talking about Apple raising prices for a bunch of products by...a lot. Then they talk about the rumored Samsung foldable that's coming before discussing a bunch of smaller stories like WhatsApp getting usernames ...

Highlights

In this episode, the hosts kick things off by discussing the uncomfortable recording conditions, drawing a parallel to the slow-boil frog analogy. They then dive into a series of tech news stories, starting with significant price hikes from Apple, a new Samsung foldable rumor, and the end of physical PlayStation discs, before wrapping up with their usual trivia segment.
00:00
Turning off the AC for audio quality
05:22
Price hikes stem from RAM shortages and AI usage
15:24
Price drops are rare for tech products.
20:30
Apple upgraded storage without raising the price.
35:41
Samsung may be preempting Apple's rumored folding iPhone.
45:19
Usernames replace phone numbers for privacy.
47:57
Sony will stop producing physical discs for PlayStation games by January 2028.
1:06:46
It was scarily accurate about his life.

Chapters

Sweating It Out: Recording Conditions and the Boiling Frog Analogy
00:00
Apple's Price Shock: Why RAM and AI Are Making Everything More Expensive
05:22
Temporary or Permanent? The Debate Over Apple's New Pricing Strategy
10:21
The $6,500 MacBook? Speculating on Apple's Future Chip Plans and Costs
20:30
Samsung's Tease: Is a Passport-Sized Foldable Phone on the Way?
33:11
Polestar's US Ban and WhatsApp's Username Revolution
42:50
The End of Discs: Sony's Digital-Only Future and the Fight for Game Preservation
47:57
DBrand's Apology, Ferrari's Sellout, and the Problem with AI 'Taste'
55:59

Transcript

Marques Brownlee: Support for the show comes from Plod. If you're an executive, small business owner, project manager, journalist, or anyone whose work depends on getting the details right, you can't afford to have information misquoted or forgotten or tak...