Episode Details

The MacVoices Live! team of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Web Bixby, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, and Marty Jencius have in-depth discussions about Netflix increasing their prices following recent high-profile streaming successes. How does their value proposition stack up against other option? Then, another statement that Goldman Sachs wants to terminate their Apple Card relationship sparks commentary from the panel.

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Chapters:

00:11 Introduction to MacVoices 01:56 Netflix Price Increases 08:06 Subscription Reevaluation 19:08 Streaming Complexity and Piracy 23:36 Amazon's Strategy 28:06 Goldman Sachs and Apple Card Talks

Links:

Netflix announces price increase for all three of its plans https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/21/netflix-price-increase-all-three-plans/

Goldman Sachs CEO Says Apple Card Contract May End Early https://www.mactrast.com/2025/01/goldman-sachs-ceo-says-apple-card-contract-may-end-early/

Guests:

Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, on his blog, Trending At Work, and as co-host on The Vision ProFiles podcast.

Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, jeffgamet on LinkedIn., @jgamet@mastodon.social on Mastodon, and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet.

David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud.

Dr. Marty Jencius has been an Associate Professor of Counseling at Kent State University since 2000. He has over 120 publications in books, chapters, journal articles, and others, along with 200 podcasts related to counseling, counselor education, and faculty life. His technology interest led him to develop the counseling profession 'firsts,' including listservs, a web-based peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Technology in Counseli