Annual Rickies 2026
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The Rickies
Stephen0 points • 0/3
- Round 1
Tim Cook’s job title changes in 2026?
- Round 2
The iPhone 17e ships in 2026?
- Risky Pick
Apple announces a Mac with a touchscreen?
- It is an update to an existing notebook (context: not something like a “MacBook Touch”)
- macOS doesn’t radically change to accommodate touch (could be that it is before macOS 27, or there’s no UI change made just for this machine)
- The product comes with the Apple Polishing Cloth in the box
Myke0 points • 0/3
- Round 1
Apple ships a folding iPhone?
- Round 2
A Google LLM is powering some Siri features by default?
- Risky Pick
By the end of the year, Apple will not have shipped equivalent features for all the AI features shown off a WWDC 24?
- Craig Federighi will talk at least once more about there being ‘two architectures’
- Apple will once again promise that the missing features will be shipping by the end of the next year
- Action Across Apps is one of the features that has not shipped.
Federico0 points • 0/4
- Round 1
Apple updates the MacBook Air with M5?
- Round 2
Apple ships some of the AI features previously seen at WWDC 2024?
- Bonus round 3🔮
The MacBook Pro is refreshed with a new chip?
- Risky Pick
Apple ships a foldable phone that:?
- Is called iPhone Duo
- Runs both iOS and iPadOS apps and seamlessly switches between them
- Has at least one feature that operates both the outer screen and inner screen at the same time
The Flexies
Stephen0% • 0/8
The iMac gets an optional Pro chip?
The iPad mini receives an update?
Apple cancels the Mac Pro?
Liquid Glass persists in the OS 27 releases?
Apple announces a new Service or iCloud feature?
The foldable is called the iPhone Ultra?
Apple announces a HomeKit accessory or product?
At least one more person on Apple’s leadership page leaves or retires?
Myke0% • 0/8
Apple does not ship the base model ‘iPhone 18’ by the end of the year?
Apple ships a new laptop that is cheaper than the MacBook Air?
Tim Cook becomes Chairman of the Board?
Two more countries (after Brazil and Japan) get Alternate App Marketplaces?
The Studio Display gets an update?
Apple unveils a MacBook Pro with an OLED Touchscreen?
The Mac Pro does not get updated ?
No new car companies announce CarPlay Ultra?
Federico0% • 0/6
John Ternus is Apple’s new CEO?
By the end of 2026, there is still no Magic Keyboard that supports multi-device pairing ?
The iPad mini gets OLED?
Apple holds another media event at Battersea in London?
Apple announces some kind of MCP integration for iOS apps ?
A case option for the iPhone Duo made by Apple has a kickstand ?