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Sesivele sikwazisile mayelana nezinguquko zakamuva kubaphathi abaphezulu be-Apple. Inkampani inhloko ye-iOS Scott Forstall uzohamba, kanye nenhloko yokuthengisa okudayisa uJohn Browett. Abaphathi abafana no-Jony Ive, u-Bob Mansfield, u-Eddy Cue no-Craig Federighi kwadingeka bengeze umthwalo wemfanelo kwezinye izigaba ezindimeni zabo zamanje. Mhlawumbe inkinga yamanje ecindezela kakhulu i-Siri ne-Maps. U-Eddy Cue ukuthathe ngaphansi kwephiko lakhe.

Le ndoda isisebenzele i-Apple iminyaka engu-23 emangalisayo futhi ibe yindoda ehamba phambili kuleli qembu kusukela kwethulwa i-iTunes ngo-2003. U-Eddy Cue ubelokhu eyisixhumanisi esibaluleke kakhulu ekusebenzelaneni nezinkampani zamarekhodi kanye ne-counterweight ephelele ku-Steve Jobs ongayekethisi. Kodwa ku-CEO wamanje wenkampani, u-Tim Cook, kungase kudlale indima ebaluleke nakakhulu. Amabili amaphrojekthi ayinkinga kakhulu futhi mhlawumbe abalulekile kakhulu e-Apple yamanje aphathiswe ukunakekelwa kukaCue - umsizi wezwi uSiri kanye ne-Maps entsha. Ngabe u-Eddy Cue uzoba umsindisi omkhulu nomuntu ukulungisa yonke into?

Lo mfana oneminyaka engamashumi amane nesishiyagalombili ubudala waseCuba-American, othanda ukuqoqa izimoto zezemidlalo, ngokuqinisekile usevele enezinto zakhe ezinhle kakhulu. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ngokuqondakalayo ubengeke awuthole umsebenzi obaluleke kangaka. I-Cue idlale indima enkulu ekudaleni inguqulo ye-inthanethi ye-Apple Store futhi yaba ngemuva kokwakhiwa kwama-iPod. Ngaphezu kwalokho, u-Cue ube nesibopho sokuguqula ngempumelelo i-MobileMe ibe yi-iCloud yenguquko nebheke phambili, ethathwa njengekusasa le-Apple. Phela, cishe abasebenzisi abayizigidi ezingu-150 kakade usebenzisa iCloud namuhla. Mhlawumbe impumelelo yayo enkulu, nokho, isitolo se-iTunes. Lesi sitolo esibonakalayo esinomculo, amamuvi kanye nezincwadi ze-elekhthronikhi senza ama-iPod, ama-iPhones nama-iPads abe amadivaysi e-multimedia afiseleke ngokwedlulele kanye ne-Apple uhlobo olubaluleke kangaka. Ngemuva kokuthi uScott Forstall exoshiwe, akuzange kumangaze kunoma yimuphi umlandeli we-Apple oqaphile ukuthi u-Eddy Cue uthole ukukhushulwa kanye nebhonasi engu-$37 million.

I-Diplomat kanye ne-multimedia content guru

Njengoba ngike ngasho, u-Eddy Cue wayeyisikhulu futhi useyisikhulu sezingxoxo. Ngesikhathi seMisebenzi, wasayina izinkontileka eziningi ezibalulekile futhi waxazulula izingxabano eziningi ezinkulu phakathi kwe-Apple nabashicileli abahlukahlukene. Endodeni "embi" uSteve Jobs, umuntu onjalo wayengenakuthathelwa indawo. UCue wayehlala azi ukuthi kungcono yini ukuhlehla noma, ngokuphambene nalokho, amele ngenkani izimfuno zakhe.

Isibonelo esihle sale nzuzo ye-Cuo kwakuyinkomfa ngo-Ephreli 2006 e-Palm Springs, California. Ngaleso sikhathi, inkontileka ka-Apple nesikhondlakhondla seWarner Music Group yayisiphela, futhi izingxoxo zenkontileka entsha zazingahambi kahle. Ngokwemibiko evela kuseva i-CNET, ngaphambi kokuvela kwakhe engqungqutheleni, uCue wathintwa abamele inkampani yokushicilela i-Warner futhi wajwayelana nezimfuno ezijwayelekile zangaleso sikhathi zezinkampani ezinkulu. U-Warner wayefuna ukuqeda inani elimisiwe lezingoma futhi enze okuqukethwe kwe-iTunes kutholakale kumadivayisi okungewona awe-Apple. Abamele inkampani baphikisa ngokuthi izingoma ngazinye azinalo inani noma ikhwalithi efanayo futhi awakhiwa ngaphansi kwezimo nemibandela efanayo. Kodwa u-Cue akakwazanga ukukhohliswa. Esiteji ePalm Springs, washo ngezwi elipholile ukuthi i-Apple akufanele ihloniphe izimfuno zeWarner Music Group futhi ingasusa okuqukethwe kwayo ku-iTunes ngaphandle kokulibala. Ngemuva kwenkulumo yakhe, kwasayinwa inkontileka phakathi kuka-Apple nale ndlu yokushicilela iminyaka emithathu elandelayo. Amanani ahlala njengoba u-Apple ayewafuna.

Imigomo phakathi kwe-Apple nabashicileli bomculo ishintshile ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, futhi ngisho nenani elilodwa elinikezwa izingoma linyamalele. Kodwa-ke, u-Cue ubelokhu ekwazile ukuthola ukuvumelana okunengqondo futhi agcine i-iTunes isesimweni esisebenzayo nekhwalithi. Ngabe esinye isisebenzi se-Apple singakwenza lokhu? Wabonisa ukungakhathali okufanayo nasePalm Springs izikhathi eziningi. Isibonelo, lapho unjiniyela othile efuna ukuxoxisana ngemali ephansi yokushicilela uhlelo lokusebenza ku-iTunes App Store, u-Cue wahlala esihlalweni sakhe ekhuluma ngendlela eqinile futhi wabeka izinyawo zakhe phezu kwetafula. U-Eddy Cue wayewazi amandla yena ne-iTunes ababenawo, ngisho noma engazange awasebenzise kabi ngokungenasidingo. Umthuthukisi wahamba elambatha futhi wakuthola kunzima ukukhuluma nezinyawo zomuntu.

Ngawo wonke ama-akhawunti, u-Eddy Cue ubelokhu eyisisebenzi esiyisibonelo futhi ewuhlobo lwe-multimedia guru. Uma i-Apple TV yasenganekwaneni iba ngokoqobo, bekungaba nguyena ozodala okuqukethwe kwayo. Abantu abavela embonini yomculo, amafilimu, ithelevishini nezemidlalo bamchaza njengomuntu owenza umsebenzi wakhe ngomdlandla, ngesikhathi sakhe esikhululekile ufuna ukuzithuthukisa nokungena ezimfihlo zebhizinisi lezindaba. UCue wayehlale ezama ukubukeka emuhle emehlweni abantu ayesebenzelana nabo. Wayehlale elungile futhi enobungane. Wayehlale ezimisele ukuhambela izindaba zomsebenzi futhi engenamahloni okuthumela izipho kubasebenzi kanye nakubaphathi bakhe. U-Cue wenza ubungane nabantu abaningi ababalulekile abavela kuzo zonke izindawo zomsebenzi wakhe. U-Bob Bowman, umqondisi omkhulu we-Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM), uchaze u-Eddy Cue kwabezindaba njengomuntu okhaliphile, okhaliphile, ocabangelayo futhi ophikelelayo.

Kusukela kumdlali we-basketball wasekolishi ukuya kumphathi ophezulu

UCue wakhulela eMiami, eFlorida. Njengoba esefunda esikoleni esiphakeme, kuthiwa wayenobungane futhi ethandwa kakhulu. Ngokusho kwabafundi afunda nabo, wayehlale enombono wakhe okufanele awulandele. Wayehlale efuna ukufunda eDuke University futhi wakwenza. Uthole iziqu ze-bachelor kwezomnotho nobuchwepheshe bekhompyutha kule nyuvesi ngo-1986. Uthando olukhulu lukaCue bekuhlezi kuyi-basketball kanye neqembu lekolishi le-Blue Devils ayelidlalela. Ihhovisi lakhe libuye lihlotshiswe ngemibala yaleli qembu eligcwele izingqwembe nabadlali bakudala baleli qembu.

UCue wajoyina umnyango we-IT wakwa-Apple ngo-1989 futhi eminyakeni eyisishiyagalolunye kamuva waba nesandla ekwethuleni isitolo se-inthanethi sakwa-Apple. Ngomhla zingama-28 kuMbasa, 2003, uCue wayephethe umqondo wokwethulwa kweSitolo Somculo se-iTunes (manje esesiyisitolo se-iTunes) futhi iphrojekthi yazuza impumelelo emangalisayo. Leli bhizinisi lomculo selithengise izingoma ezimangalisayo eziyizigidi eziyi-100 ngonyaka. Nokho, kwakungeyona impumelelo yesikhashana nedlula ngokushesha. Eminyakeni emithathu kamuva, izingoma eziyisigidigidi sezithengisiwe, futhi ngalo Septhemba, izingoma eziyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-20 zase zisakazwe ngeSitolo se-iTunes.

UPaul Vidich, owayengumphathi weWarner, naye uphawule ngo-Eddy Cuo.

“Uma ubufuna ukuphumelela ubungeke uqhudelane noSteve Jobs. Ngamafuphi, bekufanele umshiye obala futhi enze umsebenzi wakhe buthule. Yilokhu kanye u-Eddy ayehlala ekwenza. Ubengafisi ukuba yisihlabani sabezindaba, uvele wenza umsebenzi oncomekayo."

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