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I gotta throw iHeartRadio into this mix.  That junk is off my phone now.  For years I have used it for free, dealt with the ads, because it has a local radio station on it.  Last week when I pulled it up to listen to the station a little popup showed up that looked like it needed to "redownload" with my thumbprint.  In my haze I put my thumb on it and as it was authorizing I saw a tiny little blurb at the bottom in red saying that this was upgrading me to premium.  I went in and found the subscription page finally in my settings and unsubscribed, then deleted the app.  I don't put up with that underhanded garbage, sorry.

These comments need more tinfoil.  Like...

I bet the banks have malware on them that will negatively impact the Xs and Max.  

I have battery banks and thumb drives and all sorts of stuff with vendor names and info on it.  Doesn't phase me a bit, doesn't drive me to do business with them.  Thanks for the free swag, succkers

AW4 has new features, for the most part XS doesn't.

Makes sense what he is guessing, but he is basing it on nothing concrete.  

End of September can't get here soon enough.  My 6 is still chugging along, but badly needs a refresh.  Last year should have been my usual "every 3 years" schedule but I toughed it out one more year.  6 is showing its age, ready for whatever Apple charges