Keynote Rickies, September 2019

Myke Risk Taker Score: 1 point
Flexing: 33.3%

Stephen Keynote Chairman
Attorney General Flexy Score: 3 points
Flexing: 50%

Federico Picker of Passion Score: 0 points
Flexing: 0%

The Rickies

Round 1
The iPhone XR will become the iPhone 11+1
Round 2
No Mac or iPad hardware in the keynote0
🐝Buzzkiller
Risky Pick
No service bundle announced+2
Including any service being free with another, or some sort of content is added to the iPhone Upgrade Program.
🐝Buzzkiller

Round 1
New colours in the iPhone line as compared to the previous year+1
Round 2
There will be 3 cameras on the high end phones+1
Ungraded: “the cameras will be ultrawide, ‘the camera’, and telephoto”.
Risky Pick
Tim Cook will thank Jony Ive, the camera will show Jony in the audience, Jony doesn’t stand-1

Round 1
The biggest phone will not be called Pro Max0
Round 2
The new phone will offer some kind of “night mode” for shooting photos in the dark+1
Risky Pick
Apple announces Apple TV and game controller bundle-1

Apple TV+ will be free with another subscription👎
🔮Predicted 1 year ahead of its time.
Came true on September 15, 2020 when Apple TV+ was part of the new Apple One bundle.
The Mac is not mentioned💪
🐝Buzzkiller
Some surprise hardware, like a Tile tracker👎
🔮Predicted 1.6 years ahead of its time.
Came true on April 20, 2021 when AirTags were announced.

Apple gives a release date for iOS 13.1 and mentions the update on stage👎
Apple will announce new environmental efforts, such as a new recycling robot👎
Catalina will have a release date👎
🔮Predicted 4 weeks ahead of its time.
Came true on October 7, 2019 when macOS Catalina was released with very little notice.
Apple announces original podcast content👎
🔮Predicted 10 months ahead of its time.
Came true on July 15, 2020 when Apple News Today was announced.