WWDC 2016 Predictions

Here is a list of my predictions for WWDC 2016.

  1. Apple will announce Mac OS 10 based on OSX 10.11
  2. Apple will announce Phone OS 10 based on iOS 10
  3. Apple will announce TV OS 10
  4. Apple will announce Watch OS 3
  5. Apple will announce  “IoT” OS based on Watch OS 3
  6. Apple will rev each of their AirPort and Time Machine products to use the new IoT OS
  7. Apple will start to publicly bring Mac OS 10 and Phone OS 10 into alignment
  8. Phone OS / iOS 10 will allow Watch complications on the lock screen.

Here is a list of things they will announce in the next couple of years

  1. Sometime in the next 12–24 months Apple will release an ARM based Laptop
  2. Sometime in the next 24–36 months Apple will make the Pro line of Tablets, Laptops, and Desktops use the Intel line
  3. Sometime in the next 24–36 months Apple will make the non-pro line of Tablets, Laptops, and Desktops use their Custom ARM silicon
  4. Sometime with the next 3–5 years Apple will move away from Intel