Keynote Rickies, November 2020

Myke Risk Taker Score: 3 points
Flexing: 60%

Stephen Keynote Chairman
Attorney General Flexy
Charity Chooser Score: 4 points
Flexing: 83.3%

Federico Generous Donor Score: 0 points
Flexing: 40%

The Rickies

Round 1
Apple announces at least 2 different Mac models that run on Apple Silicon+1
Round 2
The first Apple Silicon chip is a variant of the A14 family—
Risky Pick
Big Sur on the new Apple Silicon Macs comes with a low power mode feature-1
🔮Predicted 7 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 7, 2021 when macOS Monterey was announced, which offer low power mode.

Phil Schiller is nowhere to be seen💪
We see a Big Sur feature recap💪
We see Johny Srouji again💪
No mention of cellular Macs💪
🐝Buzzkiller
Apple announces Windows for ARM coming via virtualization in the future👎
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on April 14, 2021 when Parallels Desktop 16.5 introduced support for Windows 10 on ARM on Apple’s M1 Macs. Technically never announced by Apple though.
The 12” MacBook does not return💪
🐝Buzzkiller

New Macs follow current design trends, no large scale redesign💪
🐝Buzzkiller
Big Sur released within 48 hours of the event💪
New AirPods or AirPods Pro👎
New MagSafe charging case for existing AirPods👎
🔮Predicted 11 months ahead of its time.
Came true on October 18, 2021 when AirPods Pro also got a MagSafe compatible charging case.
Craig demos Big Sur features💪

Apple compares the performance of Apple Silicon Macs to “most PCs sold today”💪
Apple demos a game running on an Apple Silicon Mac👎
One of the new Mac models supports WiFi 6💪
At least one of the Apple Silicon Macs has a ProMotion display👎
🔮Predicted 11 months ahead of its time.
Came true on October 18, 2021 when 14” and 16” MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max were announced with 120Hz ProMotion display.
Apple redesigns the App Store app for Mac to include iOS, macOS, and iPadOS apps together👎