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I-Apple yethule imiphumela yezezimali yekota yesibili ka-2009 namuhla, futhi ayizange yenze kabi nhlobo. Umphumela wabo omuhle kakhulu wekota yesibili. I-Apple ibike imali engenayo eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-8.16 ngenzuzo ephelele ye- $ 1.21 billion, ikhuphuke ngo-15% kusukela esikhathini esifanayo ngonyaka odlule.

I-Apple ithengise ama-Mac ayizigidi ezingu-2,22 phakathi naleso sikhathi, yehle ngo-3% kusukela onyakeni odlule. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuthengiswa kwe-iPod kukhuphuke ngo-3% kwaya ku-11,01 million. I-iPod Touch yenze kahle kakhulu, kodwa abamele i-Apple nabo banelisekile ngokwamukela isizukulwane esisha se-iPod Shuffle. Ama-iPhones ahamba kahle kakhulu, athengisa izigidi ezingu-3,79, okukhuphuke ngo-123%.

Naphezu kwezinkinga zezomnotho, imiphumela yabajabulisa ngempela abameleli. I-iPod izuze ingxenye engu-70% yemakethe yase-US, futhi ukuthengiswa kwamanye amazwe kuyaqhubeka nokukhula. Ngokuqondene ne-Appstore, sekuvele kunezinhlelo zokusebenza ezingaphezu kuka-35 kuyo, futhi i-Apple iyindawo nje yokulandwa kwezigidigidi zezinhlelo zokusebenza ze-iPhone nemidlalo evela ku-Appstore. I-Apple ijabule kakhulu ukukhulula i-firmware 000 kuleli hlobo nokukhulula eminye imikhiqizo enayo emisebenzini.

Abamele i-Apple nabo babuzwa imibuzo eminingana. Ngokuphathelene ne-netbook, baphinda lokho esasivele sikuzwile ezenzakalweni zangaphambili. Ama-netbook amanje anamakhibhodi aminyene, izingxenyekazi zekhompuyutha ezingezinhle, izikrini ezincane kakhulu, nesofthiwe engalungile. I-Apple ayisoze yalebula ikhompuyutha enjalo njenge-Mac. Uma othile efuna ikhompuyutha encane yokusefa noma ukuhlola i-imeyili, kufanele afinyelele i-iPhone, isibonelo.

Kodwa uma bethola indlela yokuletha idivayisi emisha kule ngxenye abayithola izuzisa, bazoyikhulula nakanjani. Kodwa i-Apple inemibono ethakazelisayo yomkhiqizo onjalo. Ngenxa yalokho, asizange sifunde lutho esingakaluzwa ngabamele i-Apple. Kepha kunokuqagela okuningi ku-inthanethi kokuthi i-Apple isebenza ngempela kudivayisi enesikrini esingu-10″, mhlawumbe esinezilawuli zokuthinta. Lezi zitatimende zihloselwe ukusiqinisekisa ukuthi sizoyikhokhela nakanjani idivayisi enjalo futhi akufanele silindele izintengo ezifana nalezo zama-netbook akudala abiza kancane.

I-Apple ngeke idalule isilinganiso sezinhlelo zokusebenza ze-iPhone ezikhokhelwayo nezinhlelo zokusebenza zamahhala. Kodwa imishini eyizigidi ezingu-37 ekwazi ukusebenzisa enye yalezi zinhlelo isidayiswe emhlabeni wonke. I-Apple izoqhubeka nokuzama ukusungula uhlelo ukuze sikwazi ukuzulazula kangcono ku-Appstore futhi sithole izihloko zekhwalithi engcono kakhulu. Asizange futhi sikuthole ukuphawula ngePalm Pre, njengoba uTim Cook ethe kunzima ukuphawula ngedivayisi engakathengiswa, kodwa ukholelwa ukuthi sekuyiminyaka ngaphambi kwePalm Pre sibonga kakhulu emandleni i-Appstore. Futhi funa ngikhohlwe, uSteve Jobs kufanele abuye ekupheleni kukaJuni!

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