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UBob Mansfield, iphini likamongameli omkhulu wezokuthuthukiswa, ushiya i-Apple ngemuva kweminyaka eyi-13. Le nkampani ezinze eCalifornia yenze lesi simemezelo esikhishwe kwabezindaba namuhla. IMansfield izothathelwa indawo uDan Riccio ezinyangeni ezizayo.

Izindaba zokuphela kweMansfield kubaphathi abaphezulu nayo yonke inkampani iza ngokungalindelekile. Lokhu kuzoba buthakathaka okuphawulekayo ku-Apple, njengoba iMansfield ibambe iqhaza kuyo yonke imikhiqizo emikhulu - i-Mac, i-iPhone, i-iPod ne-iPad - futhi umphakathi ungase umazi kwezinye izihluthulelo lapho ethule khona ukuthi imishini emisha yenziwa kanjani.

IMansfield yafika eCupertino ngo-1999 ngenkathi i-Apple ithenga iRaycer Graphics, lapho i-University of Austin bachelor of engineering graduate yasebenza njengephini likamongameli wezokuthuthukiswa. Kwa-Apple, wabe esebheka ukuthuthukiswa kwamakhompyutha futhi wabandakanyeka emikhiqizweni ephumelelayo efana ne-MacBook Air ne-iMac, futhi wabamba iqhaza kweminye imikhiqizo eseyishiwo. Kusukela ngo-2010, ubuye wahola ukuthuthukiswa kwama-iPhones nama-iPod, futhi kusukela ekuqaleni kwawo, ukuhlukaniswa kwe-iPad.

"U-Bob ube yingxenye ebalulekile yethimba lethu eliphezulu, ehola ukuthuthukiswa kwe-hardware futhi engamele ithimba elilethe imikhiqizo eminingana ephumelelayo eminyakeni embalwa edlule," uphawule ngokushiya kukazakwabo osenesikhathi eside esebenza naye oyisikhulu esiphezulu kwa-Apple, uTim Cook. "Siphatheke kabi kakhulu ukumbona ehamba futhi sithemba ukuthi uzozithokozela zonke izinsuku zokuthatha kwakhe umhlalaphansi."

Kodwa-ke, ukuphela kweMansfield ngeke kwenzeke ngokuphazima kweso. Uguquko kubaphathi abaphezulu benkampani luzothatha izinyanga ezimbalwa, futhi lonke ithimba labathuthukisi lizoqhubeka nokuphendula eMansfield kuze kube yilapho egcina ethathelwe indawo uDan Riccio, iphini likamongameli wamanje wezokuthuthukiswa kwe-iPad. Ushintsho kufanele lwenzeke phakathi nezinyanga ezimbalwa.

"UDan ubengomunye wabahlanganyeli abakhulu bakaBob isikhathi eside futhi uhlonishwa kakhulu emkhakheni wakhe ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwe-Apple." kuphawula owalandela iMansfield, uTim Cook. U-Riccio ube ne-Apple kusukela ngo-1998, lapho ejoyina njengephini likamongameli wokwakhiwa komkhiqizo futhi unesandla esibalulekile ku-hardware emikhiqizweni ye-Apple. Ube nesandla ekuthuthukisweni kwe-iPad kusukela yasungulwa.

Umthombo: I-TechCrunch.com
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