Apple Announcements, Subscription Fatigue, IKEA Sonos SYMFONISK | #199

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One of the principle objectives of cord cutting is to reduce our monthly television fees, but are we getting to a point where having all of our favorite services is starting to cost too much again? Tech pundit, Howard Soroka, says the two words "subscription fatigue" are at the top of his notes for his discussion today, and we wonder if consumers are approaching burn out. Additionally, Apple has made a slew of announcements recently, revealing Apple Arcade, Apple Card, Apple News+, Apple TV+ and more. Is there enough room in the streaming service market for Apple, or will they fight their way in, knocking other services down along the way. Next, Audio and Musical Instrument Writer for the Wirecutter, Brent Butterworth, picks apart what little information we have about the IKEA/Sonos partnered speaker. Will it have Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi? Tune in to get Brent's expert analysis.

• [00:00:00] Subscription Fatigue and Ranking Roger
• [00:05:34] Apple News+ Announcement
• [00:12:31] Apple Arcade, Card, and TV+
• [00:19:51] Who's Lunch Will Apple TV+ Eat?
• [00:28:27] IKEA and Sonos Partner to Make Speaker
• [00:35:52] What Is the IKEA SYMFONISK Speaker?