U-Vratislav Holub Kule kholamu evamile, nsuku zonke sibheka izindaba ezithakazelisayo kakhulu eziphathelene nenkampani yaseCalifornia i-Apple. Lapha sigxila kuphela ezenzakalweni eziyinhloko kanye nokuqagela okukhethiwe (okuthakazelisayo). Ngakho-ke uma unentshisekelo ezenzakalweni zamanje futhi ufuna ukwaziswa ngezwe lama-apula, nakanjani chitha imizuzu embalwa ezigabeni ezilandelayo.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Ukuthengiswa kwe-Mac kukhuphuke ngonyaka odlule. Kodwa akwanele ukuncintisana
Ngokwemininingwane yakamuva evela kwaCanalys, ukuthengiswa kweMac kunyuke ngo-2020. I-Apple kubikwa ukuthi ithengise amadivaysi ayizigidi ezingama-22,6, okumaka ukwenyuka okungu-16% ngonyaka ka-2019, lapho kuthengiswa “kuphela” amayunithi ayizigidi eziyi-19,4. Yize lezi kuyizinombolo ezinhle kakhulu, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi inkampani yeCupertino isalele ngemuva komncintiswano wayo.
Igalari yezithombe
Umbiko umayelana nokuthengiswa kwe-PC, ungabali ama-PC angu-2-in-1 ongawaguqula abe ithebhulethi ngokuphazima kweso. Ukuthengiswa kwamadeskithophu, amalaptop kanye nezindawo zokusebenza kukhule ngo-25% unyaka nonyaka, kwedlula irekhodi lamayunithi ayizigidi ezingama-90,3 athengisiwe. Isikhathi esiqine kakhulu kwaba yikota yesine. ILenovo ikwazile ukugcina indawo yayo ehamba phambili emakethe ngamayunithi angu-72,6 million, ilandelwa iHP ngamayunithi angu-67,6 million kanye neDell enamayunithi angu-50,3 million.
I-Apple iphinde ithuthukise ubumfihlo ku-CES 2021
Kuyaziwa kabanzi nge-Apple ukuthi iyabakhathalela ubumfihlo babasebenzisi bayo, okuthi, ngendlela, ivame ukukhuthaza ngezikhangiso ezahlukahlukene namabala. Phela, lokhu kufakazelwa nayimisebenzi ethile eyenziwa yinkampani yeCupertino ezinhlelweni zayo. Isibonelo, singasho inketho yokungena ngemvume nge-Apple, ngakho-ke kungadingeki ukuthi sabelane nge-imeyili yethu nomunye umuntu, noma into entsha yamanje, lapho ngaphakathi kwe-iOS/iPadOS kufanele sivumele izinhlelo zokusebenza ukuthi zisilandele. kuwo wonke amawebhusayithi nezinhlelo zokusebenza. Ngemuva kwalokho, i-Apple ithanda ukusabalalisa zonke izinhlobo zezikhangiso phakathi nengqungquthela ye-CES. Namuhla, lapho le ngqungquthela iqala kulo nyaka, sibone izithombe ezintathu ezimfushane ezigxile ku-Face ID, amacala e-Apple Pay kanye ne-Apple Watch.
Esikhangisweni sokuqala esimayelana ne-Face ID, i-Apple ithi idatha efanele ayabiwa nanoma ubani nhlobo, ngisho ne-Apple ngokwayo. Kuyafana nendawo yesibili nge-Apple Pay. Kulokhu, isitshela cishe into efanayo, okungukuthi ngisho ne-Apple ngokwayo ayazi ukuthi inketho yayo yokukhokha siyisebenzisela ini nokuthi siyisebenziselani.
Ividiyo yokugcina inikezelwe ewashini elihlakaniphile le-Apple Watch. Kuyo, i-Apple isitshela ukuthi igaya kabusha yonke i-aluminium evela kumafoni we-apula bese iyisebenzisela ukwakha amakesi alawa mawashi we-apula. Sihlangabezane nento efanayo ngesikhathi sengqungquthela ye-CES 2019, lapho i-Apple ikhombisa amabhodi amakhulu e-Las Vegas anesiqubulo esithi "Okwenzeka ku-iPhone yakho kuhlala ku-iPhone yakho," kubhekiselwa kumlayezo oyisithombe "Kwenzekani in Vegas uhlala Vegas. "
I-Apple isebenza ezindabeni ze-Bluetooth nge-M1 Macs
NgoNovemba wonyaka odlule, i-Apple yasibonisa amakhompyutha okuqala akwa-Apple afakwe ama-M1 chips avela emndenini wakwa-Apple Silicon. Umdondoshiya waseCalifornia washintsha amaphrosesa avela ku-Intel futhi wakwazi ukuhambisa ukusebenza kwale mishini kumaleveli amaningana phambili ngendlela emangalisayo. Nakuba lesi kuyigxathu elimangalisayo eliya phambili, ngeshwa lalingenazo izinkinga ezincane. Abanye abasebenzisi baqale ukukhononda ngezinkinga ezihlobene nobuchwepheshe be-Bluetooth emuva ngoNovemba. Ukuxhumeka kuphakathi kwehle, noma akusebenzanga nhlobo.
Ngixazulule izingqinamba zami ze-M1 Mac Bluetooth ngokufaka ikhibhodi yami bese ngithenga igundane le-Logitech nge-dongle yayo ye-Bluetooth.
(I-Apple ingitshela ukuthi ukulungiswa kwe-MacOS kuyaqhubeka futhi kuza cishe nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Kepha jeez.)
- U-Ian Bogost (@ibogost) January 10, 2021
U-Ian Bogost, naye owahlangabezana nezinkinga ezifanayo, weza nolwazi lwakamuva. Kuthiwa uxoxisane ngezinkinga ngqo ne-Apple, okufanele ngabe isivele isebenza ngesixazululo sesoftware. Kufanele silindele lesi sibuyekezo ezinsukwini noma emavikini azayo.
