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