Apple has increased prices for its Apple Music subscription plans and some Apple One bundles due to higher licensing costs. Individual Apple Music plans rose by $1 to $11.99 per month, student plans to $6.99, and family plans by $3 to $19.99 monthly. Apple One family and Premier packages also saw price hikes of $2 each. These changes affect customers in the U.S. and globally. This follows earlier price increases for iPads and MacBooks driven by surging memory chip costs, signaling Apple's response to rising component expenses.
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