Amaya Toman Lapho uTim Cook ekhuluma ngemva kwalokho isimemezelo semiphumela yezezimali phakathi nekota yokuqala yezimali yalo nyaka nabatshalizimali mayelana nekusasa le-Apple, uzwakale eqiniseka ngokuphawulekayo. Ngaphandle kokubonakala ekhathazwa ukuthengiswa kwe-iPhone okubi kanye nokwehla kwemali engenayo, utshele ababekhona ukuthi inkampani yakhe igxile enzuzweni yesikhathi eside, hhayi yesikhashana.
Ngokusebenzisa isevisi nokusungula izinto ezintsha
I-Apple njengamanje inamadivayisi asebenzayo ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1,4 emhlabeni jikelele. Naphezu kobunzima obubalulwe ngenhla, isasebenza kangcono kakhulu kuneningi lezinye izinkampani. Kodwa-ke, isimo samanje siphinde sinike i-Apple enye inselele entsha.
Yize umdondoshiya weCupertino ungasayishicileli idatha ethile enanini lama-iPhone athengisiwe, izinto eziningi zingalinganiswa ngokuthembekile kulwazi olutholakalayo. Ama-iPhone abekade engakadayisi okuhle kakhulu isikhathi eside, futhi akubukeki sengathi azoba ngcono noma nini maduze. Kodwa uTim Cook unempendulo efanele ngisho nakulesi simo. Ebuzwa ngokwehla kokuthengisa kanye namazinga aphansi okuthuthukisa, uthe i-Apple yakha amadivaysi ayo ukuze ahlale isikhathi eside ngangokunokwenzeka. "Akungabazeki ukuthi umjikelezo wokuthuthukisa usumude," utshele abatshalizimali.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
UDan Pražák Idatha kuma-iPhones asebenzayo inika i-Apple ithemba. Okwamanje, lesi sibalo singu-900 million ohloniphekile, okusho ukuthi sikhuphuke ngezigidi ezingu-75 uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esiyiminyaka edlule. Isizinda somsebenzisi esikhulu kangaka sisho nenani elikhulu labantu abatshala imali yabo ezinsizeni ezahlukahlukene zakwa-Apple - ukuqala ngesitoreji se-iCloud futhi kugcine nge-Apple Music. Futhi yizinsizakalo ezibona ukwanda okukhulu kwemali engenayo.
Ukulindela okuhle akumshiyi u-Cook, futhi lokhu kufakazelwa intshiseko aphinde wathembisa ngayo ukufika kwemikhiqizo emisha kulo nyaka. Ukwethulwa kwama-AirPods amasha, ama-iPads kanye nama-Mac kubhekwa njengokuqinisekile, futhi inani lezinsizakalo ezintsha, okuhlanganisa nalezo ezisakazwayo, seziseduze. U-Cook ngokwakhe uthanda ukusho ukuthi i-Apple yenza izinto ezintsha njengenye inkampani emhlabeni, nokuthi "nakanjani ayisusi unyawo lwayo kugesi."
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Izinkinga zezimali zaseChina
Imakethe yaseChina yayiyisikhubekiso ikakhulukazi ku-Apple ngonyaka odlule. Imali engenayo lapha yehle cishe ngo-27%. Ukwehla kokuthengiswa kwe-iPhone akukona nje ukusolwa, kodwa futhi nezinkinga nge-App Store - i-Chinese yenqaba ukugunyaza izihloko ezithile zemidlalo. U-Apple ubize izimo zomnotho omkhulu eChina njengezimbi kakhulu kunalokho obekulindelwe, futhi okungenani kwikota elandelayo, inkampani ibikezela ukuthi ushintsho olungcono ngeke lwenzeke.
Igalari yezithombe
I-Apple Watch iyanda
Esinye sezimanga ezinkulu zesimemezelo sokuqala salo nyaka semiphumela yezezimali ukukhuphuka kwe-meteoric okutholwe yi-Apple Watch. Imali yabo engenayo yekota enikeziwe idlule imali engenayo evela kuma-iPads futhi kancane kancane ithola inzuzo evela ekuthengisweni kwe-Mac. Nokho, idatha ethile ekuthengisweni kwe-Apple Watch akwaziwa - I-Apple iyibeka esigabeni esikhethekile kanye nama-AirPods, imikhiqizo evela ochungechungeni lwe-Beats nezinye izisetshenziswa, okuhlanganisa nalezo zasekhaya.
