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IHollywood iyipharadesi lamafilimu lapho imali enkulu ibilokhu yenziwa khona. Kodwa-ke, e-United States eminyakeni yamuva nje, kuye kwakhula enye into embonini yezokuzijabulisa, eshisa izithende zeHollywood mayelana nenzuzo yezimali - Isitolo se-App, isitolo sedijithali esinezicelo ze-iPhones ne-iPads.

Umhlaziyi owaziwayo u-Horace Dediu kwenziwe ukuqhathanisa okuningiliziwe phakathi kweHollywood ne-App Store, futhi iziphetho zayo zicacile: Abathuthukisi be-App Store bathole imali eningi ngo-2014 kunaleyo eyatholwa yi-Hollywood ehhovisi lebhokisi. Sikhuluma kuphela ngemakethe yaseMelika. Kuyo, izinhlelo zokusebenza ziyibhizinisi elikhulu kokuqukethwe kwedijithali kunomculo, uchungechunge namamuvi kuhlangene.

I-Apple ikhokhele abathuthukisi imali elinganiselwa ku-$25 billion eminyakeni eyisithupha, okwenza abanye onjiniyela bakhokhelwe kangcono kunezihlabani zama-movie (abalingisi abaningi benza imali engaphansi kuka-$1 ngonyaka ngokulingisa). Ngaphezu kwalokho, imali engenayo yonjiniyela nayo ingase ibe phezulu kunemali engenayo yabalingisi.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-App Store ngokusobala isekude nokuphela kulesi simo. Apple ekuqaleni konyaka wamemezela, ukuthi ngeviki lokuqala kuphela, izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-dollar eyisigamu sebhiliyoni zathengiswa esitolo sayo, futhi jikelele, inani elisetshenziswe ku-App Store ngo-2014 lenyuke ngesigamu.

Uma kuqhathaniswa neHollywood, i-App Store inenzuzo eyodwa ngaphezulu endaweni eyodwa - idala imisebenzi eyengeziwe. E-United States, imisebenzi engu-627 ihlotshaniswa ne-iOS, kanti engu-374 izokwakhiwa eHollywood.

Umthombo: I-Asymco, ICult Of Mac
Photo: Flickr/The City Project
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