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2026 Annual Rickies

jbiatek11th January 2026 at 2:26pm
Flexies winner: TBD Winner: TBD

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🥇 Regular Picks

HostPickScore
Stephen Regular "Tim Cook's job title changes in 2026"
Myke Regular "Apple ships a folding iPhone"
Federico Regular "Apple updates the MacBook Air with the M5"
Stephen Regular "The iPhone 17e ships in 2026"
Myke Regular "A Google LLM is powering Siri's features by default"
  • This might not be verifiable if Apple keeps the details close, but Myke is confident that if it's true, we'll know.
Federico Regular "Apple ships some of the AI features previously seen in 2024"
Federico Regular "MacBook Pro is refreshed with a new chip"
  • There is some question as to whether a pick from 3 games ago includes the 2025 game that was graded moments ago, and it is decided that it does. Now that ahead of their time picks grant bonus picks, this throwback from 2023 can now be used.

⚠️ Risky Picks

HostPickScore
Stephen Risky "Apple announces a Mac with a touch screen"
  • "It is an update to an existing notebook." (in other words, not a new line like "MacBook Touch")
  • "macOS does not radically change to accommodate touch." (Specifically, the macOS on this machine does not have a custom UI compared to a non-touch Mac.)
  • "The product comes with the Apple Polishing Cloth in the box."
Myke Risky "By the end of the year, Apple will not have shipped equivalent features for the Apple Intelligence features shown at WWDC 2024"
  • "Craig Federighi will talk at least once more about there being '2 architectures.'"
  • "Apple will once again promise that the missing features will be shipping by the end of the next year."
  • "Actions across apps is one of the features that will not ship."
Federico Risky "Apple ships a foldable phone that:"
  • "Is called 'iPhone Duo.'"
  • "Runs both iOS and iPadOS apps and seamlessly switches between them."
  • "Has a feature that operates both the outer and inner screens at the same time."

💪 Flexie Picks

HostPickScore
Federico Flexie "John Ternus is Apple's new CEO"
Federico Flexie "There is still no Magic Keyboard that supports multi-device pairing"
Federico Flexie "The iPad mini gets OLED"
Federico Flexie "Apple holds another media event at Battersea in London"
Federico Flexie "Apple introduces some kind of MCP integration for iOS apps"
Federico Flexie "A case option for the iPhone Duo, made by Apple, has a kickstand"
Myke Flexie "Apple does not ship the base model iPhone by the end of the year"
Myke Flexie "Apple ships a new laptop that is cheaper than the MacBook Air"
Myke Flexie "Tim Cook becomes chairman of the board"
Myke Flexie "Two more countries after Brazil and Japan get alternate app marketplaces"
Myke Flexie "The Studio Display gets an update"
Myke Flexie "Apple unveils a MacBook Pro with an OLED touchscreen"
Myke Flexie "The Mac Pro does not get updated (in 2026)"
Stephen Flexie "The iMac gets an optional Pro chip"
Stephen Flexie "The iPad mini receives an update"
Stephen Flexie "Apple cancels the Mac Pro"
Stephen Flexie "Liquid Glass persists in the OS 27 releases"
Stephen Flexie "Apple announces a new service or iCloud feature"
Stephen Flexie "The foldable is called the iPhone Ultra"
Stephen Flexie "Apple announces a HomeKit accessory or product"
Myke Flexie "No new car companies announce CarPlay Ultra"
Stephen Flexie "At least one more person on Apple's leadership page leaves or retires"

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