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I-Apple imemezele ukuthi iqophe izinombolo zomlando engxenyeni yokuqala yezimali ka-2016, ehlanganisa izinyanga ezintathu zokugcina zonyaka odlule. Umdondoshiya waseCalifornia ukwazile ukuthengisa ama-iPhones amaningi emlandweni futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo urekhoda inzuzo enkulu kakhulu. Emalini engenayo yezigidigidi ezingama-75,9 zamaRandi, i-Apple yenze inzuzo eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-18,4, idlula irekhodi langaphambilini elibekwe ngonyaka owedlule ngezingxenye ezine kweshumi kwebhiliyoni.

Ku-Q1 2016, i-Apple ikhiphe umkhiqizo omusha owodwa kuphela, i-iPad Pro, nama-iPhones, njengoba bekulindelekile, enze okuningi. Eminye imikhiqizo, okuyi-iPads namaMacs, yehlile. I-Apple ikwazile ukuthengisa amafoni ayizigidi ezingama-74,8 ezinyangeni ezintathu, futhi ukuqagela kwangaphambilini kokuthi ukuthengiswa kwe-iPhone kungenzeka kunganyuki unyaka nonyaka ngokokuqala ngqa emlandweni akuzange kuqinisekiswe. Noma kunjalo, amafoni angu-300 kuphela athengisiwe amelela ukukhula okuhamba kancane kusukela kwethulwa, okungukuthi kusukela ngo-2007. Ngakho-ke, ngisho nasekukhululweni kwabezindaba kwe-Apple, asikwazi ukuthola lutho mayelana nokuthengiswa kwerekhodi lomkhiqizo wayo ophambili.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-iPad Pro ayikawasizi kangako ama-iPads, ukwehla konyaka kuyaphinda kuphawuleka, ngamaphesenti angama-25 agcwele. Ngonyaka odlule, i-Apple ithengise amaphilisi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-21, manje angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-16 ezinyangeni ezintathu ezedlule. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inani lentengo lenyuke ngamadola ayisithupha kuphela, ngakho-ke umphumela we-iPad Pro ebiza kakhulu awukakaveli.

AmaMacs nawo awe kancane. Athengiswa amayunithi angu-200 ngaphansi konyaka nonyaka, kodwa futhi namayunithi angu-400 ngaphansi kwekota edlule. Okungenani imajini iyonke yenkampani ikhule unyaka nonyaka, isuka kumaphesenti angama-39,9 yaya kumaphesenti angama-40,1.

"Ithimba lethu lilethe ikota enkulu kunazo zonke kwe-Apple, eqhutshwa imikhiqizo emisha kakhulu emhlabeni kanye nokuthengiswa kwamarekhodi esikhathi sonke se-iPhone, i-Apple Watch ne-Apple TV," kumemezela i-CEO ye-Apple u-Tim Cook. Ama-iPhones aphinde abalelwa kumaphesenti angama-68 emali engenayo yenkampani (amaphesenti angama-63 kwikota edlule, amaphesenti angama-69 ngonyaka owedlule), kodwa izinombolo ezithile ze-Watch eshiwo ngenhla ne-Apple TV zihlala zifihliwe ngaphakathi kwesihloko sesihloko. Eminye imikhiqizo, okuhlanganisa nemikhiqizo ye-Beats, ama-iPod nezisekeli ezivela ku-Apple kanye nabantu besithathu.

Inombolo yamadivayisi asebenzayo idlule uphawu lwebhiliyoni lomlingo.

Amasevisi ahlanganisa okuqukethwe okuthengwe ku-iTunes, Apple Music, App Store, iCloud noma Apple Pay asethuthukile. U-Tim Cook umemezele ukuthi kukhona nemiphumela erekhodiwe evela kumasevisi, futhi inani lamadivayisi asebenzayo lidlule uphawu lwezigidigidi zomlingo.

Nokho, imiphumela yezezimali ilinyazwe kakhulu ukushintshashintsha njalo kwenani lezinhlobo zemali. Uma amanani ehlala efana nekota edlule, ngokusho kwe-Apple, imali engenayo ingaba ngamadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu. Kodwa-ke, imali engenayo enkulu kunazo zonke yaqoshwa e-China, ehambisana neqiniso lokuthi izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zemali engenayo ye-Apple ivela phesheya, i.e. ngaphandle kwe-United States.

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