Apple management

29th August 2024 at 2:45pm

Stephen's Apple management Picks

Type	2019 Annual Predictions	Score
Stephen	Non‑graded	"Someone on Apple's executive website will leave or be fired"	1
	The page as it existed at the time of the pick. Above or below "the line", but in the end people from both sections did leave.
Type	2019 Media Event Predictions	Score
Stephen	Regular	"Tim Cook interacts with a celebrity"	1
Type	2019 Fall Rickies	Score
Stephen	Non‑graded	"Jeff Williams will take a greater role in the keynote"	0
	More than just the Apple Watch section
Stephen	Non‑graded	"No mention or word from Jony Ive"	1
Type	2020 September Rickies	Score
Stephen	Flexie	"Joz wears a non-solid-color shirt"	0
Type	2020 October Rickies	Score
Stephen	Flexie	"Joz presents a new product"	1
Type	2020 November Rickies	Score
Stephen	Flexie	"Phil Schiller is nowhere to be seen"	1
Stephen	Flexie	"We see Johny Srouji again"	1
Type	2021 April Rickies	Score
Stephen	Flexie	"We see Joz introduce something"	0
Type	2022 March Rickies	Score
Stephen	Flexie	"We do not see Joz during this event"	1
Type	2023 WWDC Rickies	Score
Stephen	Flexie	"Jeff Williams has a major role in introducing the headset"	0
	Was originally Kevin Lynch until Myke, ever the sportsman, pointed out that Lynch is supposedly on the car project, not the headset.
Type	2023 October Rickies	Score
Stephen	Flexie	"We don't see Tim Cook on video"	0
Type	2024 Annual Rickies	Score
Stephen	Risky	"Apple's CEO succession plan leaks"	-1
	Midway through the year... an interesting development, but the grading debate hasn't been had yet. Ultimately, Jason Snell adjudicates and gives the thumbs down.

Type	2019 Fall Rickies	Score
Myke	Risky	"Tim Cook thanks Jony Ive, the camera shows Jony in the audience, Jony doesn't stand"	-1
Type	2020 November Rickies	Score
Myke	Flexie	"Craig demos Big Sur features"	1
	The instant wake demo is counted for this.
Type	2022 Annual Rickies	Score
Myke	Flexie	"Tim Cook says "metaverse""	1
	Correct, as reported at 9to5Mac.
Type	2022 March Rickies	Score
Myke	Flexie	"Tim Cook mentions the war in Ukraine"	0
Myke	Flexie	"John Ternus is wearing a black T-shirt"	0
Type	2022 WWDC Rickies	Score
Myke	Flexie	"Tim presents some portion of the keynote in front of a live audience"	0
	This is very very similar to Stephen's Flexie and both ultimately got graded at this point, as well as Stephen's other controversial pick.
Type	2022 September Rickies	Score
Myke	Flexie	"We do not see John Ternus"	1
Myke	Flexie	"Tim Cook says "good morning""	1
Type	2023 October Rickies	Score
Myke	Flexie	"John Ternus looks great"	1
	How could this possibly be graded? Again, you'll know it when you see it.
Type	2025 Annual Rickies	Score
Myke	Flexie	"Another person on the Apple leadership page changes their title in 2025"
	The leadership page at the time of recording.

Type	2017 Annual Predictions	Score
Federico	Regular	"An executive shakeup in the iOS or Mac OS software teams"	0
Type	2020 Annual Rickies	Score
Federico	Regular	"Apple will name a successor to Steve Dowling, former head of public relations at Apple"	0
	"Either named by Apple officially, or reported by more than one outlet that a person has been appointed." Clearly in no hurry to do this, Apple finally hired Stella Low to the role in 2021.
Type	2021 October Rickies	Score
Federico	Flexie	"John Ternus is wearing jeans and a black t-shirt"	0
	It was a blue t-shirt.
Type	2022 March Rickies	Score
Federico	Flexie	"Craig is wearing a blue shirt"	0
Type	2023 October Rickies	Score
Federico	Flexie	"Johnny Srouji makes an appearance"	1
Type	The EUies	Score
Federico	Regular	"Phil Schiller is replaced as the head of the initiative"	0