Amaya Toman I-Apple Card entsha empeleni akuyona yonke into entsha. Abanye abasebenzisi ku-Twitter kanye nenkundla yezingxoxo i-Reddit baveze ukuthi inkampani yayinekhadi lesikweletu ekuqaleni kuka-1986. Kodwa yayihlukile kunguqulo yamanje ye-titanium.
Umklamo we-Apple Card usemoyeni wezitayela zamanje - insimbi, i-minimalism, ubuhle, ubulula. Inomumo welogo kuphela osesimweni se-apula elilunyiwe elifana nekhadi lokukhokha elakhishwa u-Apple eminyakeni engamashumi amathathu nambili edlule - kodwa ngaleso sikhathi lalisenemibala yothingo.
I-Apple ikhiphe amakhadi ayo okukhokha phakathi neminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye yekhulu leminyaka elidlule, kodwa inani lawo eliqondile alaziwa. Izikhangiso zekhadi elibizwa nge-Apple Business Credit Card, kanye nekhadi lesikweletu lomthengi elivamile elivela kwa-Apple, zavela kumamagazini e-IT ngesikhathi esisodwa. Amakhadi afaka u-$2500 wesikweletu esisheshayo.
Labo abanentshisekelo yokukhipha ikhadi bangathumela isicelo esifanele komunye wabasabalalisi be-Apple abagunyaziwe. Mayelana nenguqulo yabathengi yekhadi, u-Apple waze wathi uma umfakisicelo efaneleka, angathola i-Apple IIe entsha ngosuku olufanayo. Inkampani ichaze lokhu njengendlela ethengekayo kakhulu yokuthola uhlobo olusha lwekhompyutha.
Isivumelwano sasihlanganisa enye into enhle - abanikazi bamakhadi ababefuna ukulahla enye yamamodeli amadala ekhompiyutha e-Apple, njenge-Apple Lisa noma i-Macintosh XL, bangathola i-Macinstosh Plus entsha nge-Hard Disk 20 yomshini wabo omdala, okuthi uma kunjalo isikhathi eyayithengiswa ngayo ngama- $1498.
Kamuva, i-Apple yashintsha ukwakheka kwamakhadi ayo. I-logo ibekwe ngaphezulu phakathi nendawo, ingxenye engaphezulu yekhadi yayinombhalo othi "Apple Computer" kungemuva elimhlophe, ingxenye engezansi yayiqoshwe nenombolo yekhadi kanye negama lomnikazi walo kungemuva elimnyama. Amakhadi esikweletu avela kwa-Apple okwamanje ayathengiswa kuseva yendali ye-eBay, intengo yalawo angajwayelekile cishe amadola ayi-159.
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