| Type | 2017 Annual Predictions | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Regular
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"The iPhone 7S and 7S+ will look like the 7 and 7+, not this edge to edge unicorn phone that has been rumored" |
1 |
| - This was deemed correct during grading, allowing for the "7S" actually being named the 8.
- During grading, Myke wondered if Stephen had been thinking that there would be a phone with the traditional design, or if he was thinking that there would be no "unicorn" phone at all. Of course, it is impossible to read his mind, but in the original pick, Stephen seems to imply that it will just be the "7S".
|
| Type | 2018 Annual Predictions | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Regular
|
"No new iPad mini" |
1 |
| - "(if it's killed, I'm not wrong)"
|
| Type | 2018 iPhone Event Predictions | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Non‑graded
|
"No iPads, iPhone and Apple Watch only" |
1 |
| Stephen |
Non‑graded
|
"No Macs" |
1 |
| |
| Type | 2019 Annual Predictions | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Regular
|
"The MacBook Escape will go away" |
1 |
| Type | 2019 Media Event Predictions | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Non‑graded
|
"Major publications noticeably absent from News+" |
1 |
| Type | 2019 Fall Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Regular
|
"No Mac or iPad hardware in the keynote" |
0 |
| |
| Stephen |
Risky
|
"No service bundle announced" |
2 |
| - “including any service being free with another, or some sort of content being added to the iPhone upgrade program”
- Apple TV+ was announced as a free trial, but not as a bundle. And it doesn’t really come with the upgrade program as such. Stephen threads the needle with this pick.
|
| Type | 2020 Annual Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Non‑graded
|
"WWDC brings no real changes to Mac Catalyst" |
0 |
| Stephen |
Non‑graded
|
"Apple will not ship an ARM Mac in 2020" |
0 |
| - In 2019, Stephen picked the first ARM Mac to be shipped, so this was his... revenge?
|
| Type | 2020 Summer Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Non‑graded
|
"No Apple Services bundle announced" |
1 |
| Type | 2020 September Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Flexie
|
"Apple will not unveil additional details about the release of the first Apple Silicon Macs" |
1 |
| - Myke challenged Stephen to make this a sixth Flexie in the discussion of his previous pick.
|
| Type | 2020 October Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Regular
|
"ProMotion does not come to new iPhones" |
1 |
| Type | 2020 November Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Regular
|
"No new Mac announced will have a touchscreen" |
1 |
| Stephen |
Flexie
|
"No mention of cellular Macs" |
1 |
| Stephen |
Flexie
|
"The 12" MacBook does not return" |
1 |
| Type | 2021 Annual Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Flexie
|
"No Mac gets a cellular data option" |
1 |
| Stephen |
Flexie
|
"The iPod Touch will be cancelled" |
0 |
| |
| Type | 2021 April Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Flexie
|
"The iPod Touch is taken down from sale in the wake of the event" |
0 |
| |
| Stephen |
Flexie
|
"No mention of AirTags" |
0 |
| Type | 2021 WWDC Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Regular
|
"No word on an Apple Silicon Mac Pro" |
1 |
| - Stephen originally had a Risky Pick stating that we'd get a release date, but did a complete reversal because of late breaking rumors
|
| Stephen |
Flexie
|
"No new Mac notebooks are announced" |
1 |
| Type | 2021 September Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Regular
|
"The Pro iPhone gets a new camera feature the regular iPhone doesn't get" |
1 |
| Type | 2021 October Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Flexie
|
"MacBook Pro colors don't include anything radically new for the line" |
1 |
| Type | 2022 Annual Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Regular
|
"The iPad's external display support goes unchanged" |
0 |
| - Was originally "By December 31, 2022, no Intel Macs will remain on sale as new machines", but this was also too close for comfort, although arguably the previous pick was more permissive than this would have been.
- Stage Manager in fact brought major changes.
|
| Type | 2022 March Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Flexie
|
"The Intel Mac mini is removed from sale" |
0 |
| Stephen |
Flexie
|
"No preview of an Apple Silicon Mac Pro" |
1 |
| Type | 2022 September Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Regular
|
"The Apple Watch SE, announced in 2020, moves down in price with no feature changes" |
0 |
| - Not graded: Series 7 or SE 2 takes the middle price point where the SE is now
|
| Stephen |
Flexie
|
"The iPhone 14 entry's price is the same or higher than the 13 mini's price of $699" |
1 |
| Stephen |
Flexie
|
"Apple mentions at least 1 feature "coming later"" |
1 |
| Type | 2023 September Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Stephen |
Flexie
|
"Apple Watch SE is not updated, but receives a price cut" |
0 |
| - "Currently $249/$299 for GPS, $279/$329 for cellular"
|