I-Apple ikhokhela i-Amazon ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-30 zamaRandi ngenyanga ukuze isebenzise i-iCloud

I-Apple ne-Amazon zibonwa kakhulu njengezimbangi. Kodwa uma kuziwa ezinsizeni zamafu, ngokuphambene nalokho, bangabalingani. Izinkonzo zewebhu ze-Amazon (AWS - Amazon Web Services) ezisetshenziswa i-Apple ukuze isebenzise inqwaba yezinsizakalo zayo, okuhlanganisa ne-iCloud. I-AWS ibiza i-Apple ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-30 zamaRandi ngenyanga.

Ngokombiko we-CNBC, i-Apple izosebenzisa imali efinyelela ku-$300 million ngonyaka ezinsizeni eziqhutshwa yi-Amazon. I-Apple ike yasho phambilini ukuthi isebenzisa i-AWS ukusebenzisa i-iCloud yayo, futhi yavuma ukuthi ingafuna ukusebenzisa uhlelo lwamafu lwe-Amazon kwezinye izinsizakalo zayo ngokuzayo. Amapulatifomu e-Apple News+, Apple Arcade noma ngisho ne-Apple TV+ asanda kwengezwa kuphothifoliyo yezinsizakalo ze-Apple.

Izindleko zanyanga zonke ze-Apple zokusebenzisa izinsizakalo zamafu e-Amazon zikhuphuke ngo-10% unyaka nonyaka ngasekupheleni kukaMashi, kanti u-Apple usanda kusayina isivumelwano ne-Amazon sokutshala ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1,5 ezinsizeni zayo zewebhu eminyakeni emihlanu ezayo. Uma kuqhathaniswa nezinkampani ezifana neLyft, Pinterest noma i-Snap, izindleko ze-Apple kule ndawo ziphezulu ngempela.

Isibonelo, u-opharetha okwabelana ngama-Ride u-Lyft, uthembise ukusebenzisa okungenani amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-2021 ezinsizeni zamafu e-Amazon ekupheleni kuka-300, kuyilapho i-Pinterest izibophezele ekusebenziseni amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-750 ku-AWS maphakathi no-2023. I-AWS ekupheleni kuka-2022 ku-$ 1,1 billion.

I-Apple isanda kuqala ukugxila ezinsizeni njengomkhiqizo wayo oyinhloko. Wayeka ukwabelana ngedatha eqondile ngenani lama-iPhones neminye imikhiqizo ye-hardware edayisiwe, futhi ngokuphambene nalokho, waqala ukuziqhayisa ngokuthi ingakanani inzuzo eyenziwa yizinsizakalo zakhe, ezingabandakanyi iCloud kuphela, kodwa ne-App Store, i-Apple Care ne-Apple Pay.

Umthombo: I-CNBC