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2026 Annual Pickies

jbiatek31st December 2025 at 4:40pm
Winner: TBD

🏅Picks

HostPickScore
John "Apple releases at least one brand new app (either a system app or available on an app store) for any device" TBD
  • Any app store, so even a new Windows or Android app could count.
James "Apple introduces a computer with an M5 Ultra processor" TBD
Jason "Somehow, the iMac Pro returned!" TBD
  • The name isn't part of the pick, and we'll all know it when we see it.
John "Apple opens up its private cloud compute LLM to developers" TBD
James "Significant changes are made to Liquid Glass in the 27 updates" TBD
  • Subjective, but James promises to be reasonable and not fight for some tiny detail.
Jason "New home device with a screen, this time for sure!!!" TBD
John "Apple will debut a new subscription service" TBD
James "Apple unveils a device with a previously unseen form factor" TBD
Jason "Touchscreen MacBook Pros will arrive, but the macOS interface won’t be dramatically changed to accommodate it" TBD
John ""Smarter Siri" will be rolled out in stages. Some features demoed in 2024 won’t be seen before WWDC 2026" TBD
James "Apple blames the European Commission for something in a Newsroom post" TBD
Jason "We will be able to say on next year’s episode that Siri is better and not collapse in rueful laughter" TBD
John "Apple will release a Studio Display with Thunderbolt 5 ports, and a brighter 120Hz refresh rate OLED screen, but no HDMI or DisplayPort inputs" TBD
James "Tim Cook announces his succession plan" TBD
Jason "Tim Cook becomes chairman of the board, but stays as CEO" TBD
  • His CEO tenure could end before the year does, the important thing is that Tim holds both positions for a period of time.