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Apple manje wamemezela imiphumela yayo yezezimali yekota yokuqala yezimali ka-2014. Njengemiphumela yekota edlule ehlanganisa ukuthengiswa kukaKhisimusi, i-Q1 2014 ibeka elinye irekhodi lokuthengisa kanye nemali engenayo. I-Apple iqoqe ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-57,6, okuhlanganisa ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-13,1 ngenzuzo, ukweqa unyaka nonyaka ngamaphesenti angu-6,7. Inzuzo yangaphambi kwentela yahlala ifana ncamashi neyangonyaka odlule, okuphinde kube ngenxa yesilinganiso esincishisiwe semajini, ehle sisuka ku-38,6% saya ku-37,9%.

Inani elikhulu lezinkampani ngokwesiko bekungama-iPhone, athengisa inombolo erekhodiwe eyizigidi ezingama-51. Ama-iPhone 5s, 5c kanye nama-4s athengiswa kahle kakhulu ngoKhisimusi, ngeshwa i-Apple ayinikezi izinombolo zamamodeli ngamanye. Kodwa-ke, intshisekelo eqinile ocingweni lwakamuva bekulindeleke inikezwe irekhodi ngempelasonto yokuqala yokuthengisa, lapho kudayiswe amayunithi ayizigidi eziyi-9. Ukubambisana okuyimpumelelo ne-China Mobile, inkampani enkulukazi yase-China, enamakhasimende angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-730 futhi ngaphambi kwalokho amakhasimende ayo ayengakwazi ukuthenga ucingo olunophawu lwe-apula, nakho kube nomthelela ekuthengisweni. Ngokunyuka ngamaphesenti angu-7 unyaka nonyaka, amafoni manje athatha amaphesenti angu-56 emali engenayo yenkampani.

Ama-iPads, athole isibuyekezo esikhulu ngo-Okthoba ngendlela ye-iPad Air ne-iPad mini ngesibonisi se-Retina, nawo enze kahle. U-Apple uthengise amaphilisi erekhodi ayizigidi ezingama-26, akhuphuke ngamaphesenti ayi-14 kusukela ngonyaka odlule. Amathebulethi ayaqhubeka nokukhula ngokuthandwa ngezindleko zamakhompiyutha akudala, kodwa lokhu akukaze kubonakale ekuthengisweni kwe-Mac. Bona, ngakolunye uhlangothi, babone ukukhula okukhulu ngamaphesenti angu-19 njengoba kudayiswe amayunithi ayizigidi ezingu-4,8, okuphinde kwasizwa ukwethulwa kwezinhlobo ezintsha okuhlanganisa neMac Pro. Ngenkathi abanye abakhiqizi bamakhompiyutha behlangabezana nokuncipha okwengeziwe, i-Apple ikwazile ukukhulisa ukuthengisa ngemuva kwamakota ambalwa.

Ngokwesiko, ama-iPod, abelokhu ewohloka isikhathi eside ngenxa yokudliwa abantu yi-iPhone, awile, kulokhu ukwehla kujule kakhulu. Amayunithi ayizigidi eziyisithupha athengisiwe amele ukwehla ngamaphesenti angama-52, futhi i-Apple akufanele yethule umugqa omusha wabadlali kuze kube ingxenye yesibili yalo nyaka.

Sijabule kakhulu ngokuthengiswa kwethu okurekhodiwe kwama-iPhone nama-iPad, ukuthengiswa okuqinile kwemikhiqizo ye-Mac kanye nokukhula okuqhubekayo kwe-iTunes, isofthiwe namasevisi. Kuhle ukuba namakhasimende athembeke kakhulu aneliseke kakhulu futhi siqhubeka nokutshala imali eningi ekusaseni lethu ukuze senze ulwazi lwawo ngemikhiqizo namasevisi wethu lube ngcono nakakhulu.

Tim Cook

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