Apple’s Wild Pricing, Vision Pro Flops & RIP Ask Jeeves!

About this episode

The episode discusses recent Apple pricing strategies, mixed reality challenges, and nostalgic internet topics.

Welcome back to the One More Thing Tech Podcast! This week, we're cutting right to the chase with a chaotic week of Apple shakeups, tech lawsuits, and internet nostalgia.Here is what is on the docket this week:• Aggressive iPhone Pricing: What to expect from the iPhone 18 Pro.• Vision Pro M5 Flop: Has Apple already given up on mixed reality?• Foldable 'iPhone Ultra': A $2,000 price tag, but missing 5 key features.• App Store Changes: New monthly subscriptions now require a 12-month commitment.• AirTag Lawsuits: Apple faces fresh legal heat over stalking concerns.• Mac Mini Price Bump: The 256GB is dead; starting price jumps to $799.• RIP Ask Jeeves: Pouring one out for Ask.com after 30 years.• Sony PSN Settlement: Are you owed a piece of the $7.85M payout?• Defender Oopsie: Microsoft wrongly flags DigiCert as a Trojan.• AI Etiquette: The psychological reason you should probably be nicer to AI. Product of the Week• Adam: https://amzn.to/4f13csd• Kwesi: https://amzn.to/4f7VsEO App of the Week• Adam: Red Dead Redemption - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/red-dead-redemption/id6746390893• Kwesi: https://apps.apple.com/app/id426826309Come chat, share feedback, and connect with fellow…

People in this episode

Hosts: Adam, Kwesi

Topics covered

• Apple pricing
• mixed reality
• tech lawsuits
• internet nostalgia
• App Store changes
• AI etiquette

Keywords

• Apple
• iPhone 18 Pro
• Vision Pro
• App Store
• AirTag
• Ask Jeeves
• Sony PSN
• Microsoft
• AI etiquette

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, App Store, AirTag, Ask Jeeves, Sony, Microsoft, Discord

Products: iPhone 18 Pro, Vision Pro M5, iPhone Ultra, Red Dead Redemption

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