Are Amazon Services Overpriced? -- Start Up Your Day Roundup Plus: Sneakers that can connect to Google Maps.

By Lindsay Friedman Jun 6, 2016

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Lace up. A low-cost airline has made sneakers that can use Google Maps.

A legend. After Muhammad Ali passed away this weekend, Apple honored the boxing legend by featuring him on its homepage.

Overpriced. A study says people are paying too much for Amazon services.

By force. Facebook is slowly removing its chat from its mobile site, making users download the Messenger app instead.

Winning. Chick-fil-A's new app became number one in Apple's iTunes Store.

Lindsay Friedman

Staff writer. Frequently covers franchise news and food trends.

Lindsay Friedman is a staff writer at Entrepreneur.com.

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