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I-iPhone nesixhumi sayo sombani yisihloko sezingxoxo eziningi ze-Apple. Kodwa-ke, kunombono ojwayelekile wokuthi i-Lightning isiphelelwe yisikhathi futhi kufanele ngabe ishintshiwe kudala enye indlela yesimanjemanje ngesimo se-USB-C, esingase siyicabangele ngezinga elithile namuhla. Iningi labakhiqizi selivele lishintshele ku-USB-C. Ngaphezu kwalokho, asikwazi ukukuthola kuphela esimweni somakhalekhukhwini, kodwa cishe kukho konke, kusukela kumathebulethi kuya kuma-laptops kuya kwezesekeli.

I-Apple, nokho, iyaluphikisa ngokuphelele lolu shintsho futhi izama ukunamathela kusixhumi sayo kuze kube umzuzu wokugcina. Kodwa-ke, manje uzovinjelwa ukwenza lokho ngokuguqulwa komthetho we-European Union, ochaza i-USB-C njengezinga elisha, okuzodingeka litholakale kuwo wonke amafoni, amaphilisi kanye nezinye izinto ezithengiswa e-EU. Kodwa-ke, abalimi bama-apula manje sebeqaphele into eyodwa ethokozisayo, esesiqale ukuxoxwa ngayo ngobuningi ezinkundleni zezingxoxo. Ngisho naseminyakeni eyinkulungwane edlule, umdondoshiya wagcizelela ukuthi esikhundleni sokuthuthukisa izixhumi zobunikazi, kungcono ukusebenzisa ezimisiwe ukuze kutholwe ukunethezeka okukhulu ngangokunokwenzeka.

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Ngesikhathi sengqungquthela ye-Macworld 1999, eyayisedolobheni laseMelika i-San Francisco, kwethulwa ikhompuyutha entsha ngokuphelele ebizwa ngokuthi i-Power Mac G3. Ukwethulwa kwayo bekuphethe ngqo ubaba ka-Apple, uSteve Jobs, onikele ingxenye yesethulo kuma-inputs and outputs (IO). Njengoba yena ngokwakhe eshilo, yonke ifilosofi ye-Apple endabeni ye-IO incike ezinsikeni ezintathu eziyisisekelo, indima enkulu edlalwa ukusetshenziswa kwamachweba ajwayelekile esikhundleni sokuphathelene nokuphathelene. Kulokhu, i-Apple nayo yaphikisana namaqiniso. Esikhundleni sokuzama ukuhlobisa isisombululo somuntu siqu, kulula ukuthatha into esebenza nje, ekugcineni izoletha induduzo hhayi kubasebenzisi ngokwabo kuphela, kodwa nabakhiqizi be-hardware. Kodwa uma izinga lingekho, i-giant izozama ukuyidala. Njengesibonelo, iMisebenzi ikhulume ngebhasi leFireWire, elingazange liphele ngenjabulo. Uma sibheka emuva kulawa magama futhi sizama ukuwahlanganisa neminyaka yokugcina yama-iPhone, singama kancane kuso sonke isimo.

USteve Jobs wethula iPower Mac G3

Yingakho abalimi be-apula baqala ukuzibuza umbuzo othakazelisayo. Kwenzekani lapho uguquko lwenzeka ukuthi ngisho neminyaka edlule i-Apple yathanda ukusetshenziswa kwezixhumi ezijwayelekile, kuyilapho manje ibambelele ngezinyo nesipikili kubuchwepheshe bobunikazi obulahlekelwa umncintiswano otholakala ngendlela ye-USB-C? Kodwa ukuze sithole incazelo, kufanele sibheke emuva eminyakeni embalwa. Njengoba uSteve Jobs esho, uma lingekho izinga elifanelekile, i-Apple izoqhamuka neyakhe. Lokho kungaphezulu noma okuncane okwenzekile ngezingcingo ze-Apple. Ngaleso sikhathi, isixhumi se-USB esincane sasisakazekile, kodwa sinokushiyeka okuningi. Ngakho-ke umdondoshiya we-Cupertino wathatha lesi simo ezandleni zaso futhi, kanye ne-iPhone 4 (2012), weza nechweba le-Lightning, elidlula kakhulu amakhono omncintiswano ngaleso sikhathi. Yayinezinhlangothi ezimbili, ishesha futhi isezingeni elingcono. Kodwa kusukela lapho, akuzange kube khona ushintsho.

Esinye isici esibalulekile sidlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu kulokhu. USteve Jobs wayekhuluma ngamakhompyutha akwa-Apple. Abalandeli ngokwabo bavame ukukhohlwa leli qiniso futhi bazame ukudlulisa "imithetho" efanayo kuma-iPhone. Kodwa-ke, zakhiwe ngefilosofi ehluke kakhulu, okuthi, ngaphezu kokulula kanye ne-minimalism, iphinde igxile ekuvaleni kwesiteji sonke. Kukulokhu lapho isixhumi sokuphathelene simsiza kakhulu futhi siqinisekisa ukulawula okungcono kwe-Apple kuyo yonke le ngxenye.

USteve Jobs wethula i-iPhone
USteve Jobs wethula i-iPhone yokuqala ngo-2007

AmaMacs alandela ifilosofi yokuqala

Ngokuphambene, amakhompyutha we-Apple abambelela kufilosofi eshiwo kuze kube namuhla, futhi asizitholi izixhumi eziningi zokuphathelene kuzo. Okuwukuphela kwento ehlukile kule minyaka yakamuva isixhumi samandla se-MagSafe, ebesiphawuleka kakhulu ngokungena kalula sisebenzisa omazibuthe. Kodwa ngo-2016, kwafika ushintsho olukhulu kakhulu - u-Apple wasusa zonke izixhumi (ngaphandle kwejekhi engu-3,5mm) futhi esikhundleni sazo wafaka amachweba amabili / amane e-USB-C/Thunderbolt, ahambisana namazwi angaphambili kaSteve Jobs. . Njengoba sishilo ngenhla, i-USB-C namuhla iyindinganiso ephelele engaphatha cishe noma yini. Ukusuka ekuxhumaniseni ama-peripherals, ngokudluliswa kwedatha, kuya ekuxhumeni ividiyo noma i-Ethernet. Yize i-MagSafe ibuyile ngonyaka odlule, ukushaja nge-USB-C Power Delivery isatholakala eceleni kwayo.

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