{"slug": "podcast-upgrade-626-unprecedented-weirdness", "title": "(Podcast) Upgrade 626: Unprecedented Weirdness", "summary": "Apple raised prices on its products, sparking debate over whether the move is shocking or reflects previously affordable pricing. The company is also reportedly skipping M6 chips to go directly to M7, according to Mark Gurman's reports.", "body_md": "#### Become a Member!\n\n**to read exclusive posts, get our weekly podcast and regular newsletters, and much more!**\n\n[Become a Six Colors member](/subscribe/)Apple raised prices! Is this a shocking move, or were Apple products just sneakily affordable before? (And can it be both?) We also parse Mark Gurman’s reports on Apple skipping over may M6 chips to go directly to M7.\n\nPodcast: [Play in new window](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/613/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/upgrade/upgrade626.mp3) | [Download](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/613/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/upgrade/upgrade626.mp3)\n\nSubscribe: [RSS](https://sixcolors.com/feed/podcast/)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/podcast-upgrade-626-unprecedented-weirdness", "canonical_source": "https://sixcolors.com/podcast/2026/06/upgrade-626-unprecedented-weirdness/", "published_at": "2026-06-29 21:39:58+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-29 22:24:36.442771+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products"], "entities": ["Apple", "Mark Gurman"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/podcast-upgrade-626-unprecedented-weirdness", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/podcast-upgrade-626-unprecedented-weirdness.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/podcast-upgrade-626-unprecedented-weirdness.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/podcast-upgrade-626-unprecedented-weirdness.jsonld"}}