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Apple Raises Prices on Everything!

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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 and Sony discontinuing physical discs. We wrap it all up with trivia of course. Enjoy! Links: Bloomberg - Apple to skip high-end M6 chips [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/apple-to-skip-high-end-m6-mac-chips-to-launch-m7-pro-m7-max-m7-ultra-instead] Verge - Polestar to leave the U.S [https://www.theverge.com/transportation/957033/polestar-banned-us-sales-china-software] WhatsApp launches usernames [https://blog.whatsapp.com/its-time-to-reserve-your-whatsapp-username] Verge - Playstation ending physical discs [https://www.theverge.com/games/960160/sony-playstation-disc-production-ending] DBrand companion cube statement [https://www.reddit.com/r/dbrand/comments/1uivg8m/rip_companion_cube/] The Completionist - Buying every Nintendo Wii U game [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujHUMG0Uovs] Video game history foundation [https://gamehistory.org/] This episode brought to you by: Framer: https://www.framer.com/wave [https://www.framer.com/wave] Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/wave [https://www.shopify.com/wave] Quince: https://www.quince.com/wave [https://www.quince.com/wave] Follow us on socials: Marques: https://twitter.com/MKBHD [https://twitter.com/MKBHD] Andrew: https://www.instagram.com/andrew_manganelli/ [https://www.instagram.com/andrew_manganelli/] David: https://www.instagram.com/davidimel/ [https://www.instagram.com/davidimel/] Adam: https://www.instagram.com/parmesanpapi17/ [https://www.instagram.com/parmesanpapi17/] Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin [https://twitter.com/EllisRovin] Waveform: Twitter: https://twitter.com/WVFRM [https://twitter.com/WVFRM] Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast [https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast [https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast] Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd [https://discord.gg/mkbhd] Intro/Outro music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC [https://bit.ly/2S53xlC] Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

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

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