Nov 19, 2021 · Episode 256

Pulp Fiction NFTs, Netflix’s Numbers Revealed, and Peloton Peddles New Stock

3 predictions · 1–2 · 33% accuracy

Scott's predictions3

Within the next three months (by around mid-February 2022), Apple will unveil a metaverse/AR-related product, such as AirPods or AirPod Maxes with a built-in camera, positioning the App Store as its metaverse platform.
“Apple has filed a patent for a camera to go into the base of your AirPods, your AirPod Maxes. And I think the next shoe to drop in the metaverse is in the next three months. And I think Tim Cook is cooking this up and it just... Is just loving this. Yeah. I think Apple is gonna show up and say, okay, playtime is over. The metaverse is here. It's called the App Store.”
Tech · Checkable · by Feb 19, 2022
Didn’t happenResolved Feb 19, 2022
Facebook/Meta's Oculus-based metaverse effort, led by Mark Zuckerberg, will turn out to be a major commercial failure ('the biggest thud in history').
“I I think I just love the fact that Mark Zuckerberg is is showing up with literally the biggest fucking thud in history, and that's the Oculus. That's his vision for the metaverse.”
Tech · Judgment call · by Nov 19, 2022 (inferred)
Came trueResolved Feb 2, 2022
Apple's metaverse/AR effort (the 'Appleverse') will outperform expectations and succeed, in contrast to other companies' metaverse efforts.
“Anyways, metaverse, big thud. Appleverse is gonna surprise to the upside.”
Tech · Judgment call · by Nov 19, 2022 (inferred)
Didn’t happenResolved Nov 19, 2022