9to5Mac Happy Hour 163: iTunes LP is dead, cheaper MacBook Air rumors, predicting Apple’s spring announcements

Summary: This week Benjamin and Zac discuss features previewed in iOS 11.3 that have been reverted, new CarPlay promotions with Apple Music, iTunes LP going away and what Apple Music Connect could be, and the latest spring hardware refresh rumors. 9to5Mac Happy Hour is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by CaseCo: Win an Apple HomePod + $500 gift cards from Caseco & 9to5Mac [Giveaway] + Get 30% off Caseco cases & accessories with promo code “9to5Mac30off” (Expires 3/31) Hosts: Benjamin Mayo Zac Hall Topics: Alexa spontaneously laughing at customers, Amazon hopes there’s a fix Amazon Web Services causing outages to the company’s Alexa service, among others iBooks to Apple Books? Latest iOS 11.3 beta reverts to former for now Six month Apple Music trials to be bundled with some new CarPlay vehicles Apple reportedly killing iTunes LP format this month, but digital music sales are safe for now Apple debuts new HomePod short film directed by Spike Jonze [Video] Rumors: Cheaper HomePod and MacBook Air coming this year, Face ID iPad Pro slated for WWDC KGI: Apple to release more affordable 13-inch MacBook Air in Q2, HomePod demand ‘mediocre’ so far Apple honoring International Women’s Day next week with new Watch Activity Challenge Feedback? Drop us a line at happyhour@9to5mac.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!