Annual Predictions 2018
These predictions predate The Rickies and are not officially graded as such.
The Rickies
Stephen0 points • 1/3
- Round 1
The Mac Pro ships by the end of 2018—
🔮Predicted 1 year ahead of its time.
Came true on December 12, 2019 when first Mac Pro orders began shipping. - Round 2
No new iPad mini+1
If it’s killed, he’s not wrong.
🐝Buzzkiller
- Risky Pick
iTunes rewrite or replacement for macOS-1
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 3, 2019 when macOS Catalina was announced with new Music app.
Myke0 points • 1/3
- Round 1
There will be a bigger iPhone X style phone, but it will not have an OLED screen+1
- Round 2
Apple Watch with an always-on display—
🔮Predicted 9 months ahead of its time.
Came true on September 10, 2019 when Apple Watch Series 5 was announced. - Risky Pick
iOS 12 features a large scale UI redesign across iOS, the biggest since iOS 7-1
Federico3 points • 2/3
- Round 1
iOS 12 will have a focus on “faster”, speed and performance optimisations being a tentpole feature+1
- Round 2
A streaming service announced as Apple Video—
1-2 months for free, bundled with Apple Music as an option.
- Risky Pick
Workflow 2 appears as a system feature or app+2
Heavy on Siri integration, framework for pro apps to talk to each other.
📜Caused the Bill of Rickies to be amended with the half points rule.
The Flexies
Stephen0% • 0/2
AppKit and UIKit give birth to something new and cross-platform👎
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 3, 2019 when SwiftUI was announced.iPod touch updated👎
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on May 28, 2019 when iPod touch (7th gen) was announced.
Myke0% • 0/2
A new Apple Pencil with a button of some kind👎
On iOS 12, the iPad homescreen features more than just app icons👎
🔮Predicted 1.5 years ahead of its time.
Came true on June 22, 2020 when iPadOS 14 allowed you to pin the Today view with widgets to the iPad homescreen. iPadOS 15 finally added real homescreen widgets.
Federico0% • 0/3
Reminders gets a major redesign modeled after iOS 11 and Files👎
New family sharing features and integration with the HomePod.
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 3, 2019 when iOS 13 was announced with a Reminders redesign.A new smart keyboard👎
New material, backlit keys, a dedicated Siri key.
🔮Predicted 1.2 years ahead of its time.
Came true on March 18, 2020 when Magic Keyboard for iPad was announced.Apple Video and Apple Music have dedicated apps for Mac and iOS👎
Music and Video removed from iTunes on the Mac.
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 3, 2019 when macOS Catalina was announced with new, separate Music and TV apps.