U-Michal Ždanský Njengekota ngayinye, i-Apple ishicilele umbiko ngokuthengisa nenzuzo emikhiqizweni nasezinsizeni zayo. Ikota yokugcina ibe yimpumelelo ikakhulukazi enkampanini. Kunezici ezimbalwa ezidlale indima enkulu - uKhisimusi, intshisekelo eqhubekayo ku-iPhone 4 ne-iPad, futhi ekugcineni impumelelo yesizukulwane esisha se-MacBook Air nama-iPod.
Manje izinombolo. Esikhathini sokugcina sezimali, okungukuthi kusukela ngo-Okthoba 1 kuya kuDisemba 31, i-Apple yathatha inzuzo eyirekhodi 26,7 billion dollars, okuyiyo 6,43 billion iyinzuzo yonke. Uma kuqhathaniswa nekota edlule, ukuthengisa kunyuke ngo-38,5%. Ngalesi sikhathi esiyimpumelelo, i-Apple ithengise ama-iPhones angu-16,24 million, ama-iPads ayizigidi ezingu-7,33, ama-Mac ayizigidi ezingu-4,13 kanye nama-iPod ayizigidi ezingu-19,45. Siyabonga iseva 9to5mac.com ungabona futhi ukumelwa okunemifanekiso kwamasheya ezingxenye ngazinye Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi u-62% ogcwele wevolumu ephelele wathengiswa ngaphandle kwase-United States, okuyimakethe enkulu kakhulu yemikhiqizo yama-apula.
Ngalesi sikhathi, uqophe enye impumelelo, njengoba inani lamasheya lifinyelele phezulu ngaphezu kwama-$350 ngesabelo ngasinye. Ngemuva kwalokhu, yiqiniso, ukushicilelwa kwemiphumela yezezimali, futhi kusobala ukuthi uSteve Jobs uhlele ukuhamba kwakhe okwesikhashana ngamabomu ngayizolo. Umthelela omubi enanini lamasheya e-Apple wawumncane kanjalo.
Isikhathi sezimali esilandelayo esisukela ngoJanuwari 1 kuya kuMashi 31 naso siqhamuka ngemibala egqamile, okungenani eMelika iCDMA iPhone 4, ezothengiswa yi-opharetha yaseMelika iVerizon, ingaletha ukuthengisa okukhulu. Kodwa-ke, amakhasimende angase alahlekelwe, ngemva kwakho konke, ngesikhathi inguqulo ye-CDMA yocingo lwe-Apple iqhubeka nokudayiswa, kuzobe sekusele izinyanga ezimbalwa kuphela kuze kwethulwe imodeli entsha. I-Verizon izama okungenani ukukhuthaza ukuthengisa ngokunikeza u-$200 kuwo wonke amakhasimende asanda kuthenga ifoni entsha futhi anentshisekelo ku-iPhone 4.
Imisebenzi uqobo iphawule ngemiphumela yezezimali:
“Le kota yamaholide ibe yinhle kithina ngokuthengiswa kwamarekhodi ama-Mac, ama-iPhones nama-iPad. Sisebenza kanzima njengamanje futhi sinezinto ezimangalisayo esihlelelwe kulo nyaka, okuhlanganisa ne-iPhone 4 ye-Verizon, amakhasimende angakwazi ukuyilinda ukuze athole izandla zawo.”
Uma ungathanda ukufunda umbiko ogcwele wezezimali, ungawulanda kuwebhusayithi ye-Apple lapha.
Umthombo: TUAW.com
