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I-Apple yamemezela imiphumela yayo yezezimali yekota yesine futhi ngakho-ke ikota yokugcina yezimali ka-2014. Le nkampani iphinde ifinyelele izinombolo ezimnyama ngenani elidizayo - inzuzo ye-42,1 billion dollar, lapho i-8,5 billion iyinzuzo yenetha. Ngakho-ke i-Apple ithuthuke ngo-4,6 billion kwinzuzo kanye ne-1 billion ngenzuzo uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule ngekota efanayo. Njengoba bekulindelekile, ama-iPhones enza kahle, ama-Mac aqopha ukuthengiswa kwamarekhodi, ngokuphambene nalokho, ama-iPads aphinde awela kancane futhi, njengekota ngayinye, nama-iPod nawo.

Njengoba bekulindelekile, ama-iPhones aba nesabelo esikhulu semali engenayo, ngamaphesenti angama-56. U-Apple udayise izigidi ezingu-39,2 zazo kwikota yayo yakamuva yezimali, inyuke ngezigidi ezingu-5,5 kusukela ngonyaka odlule. Futhi uma kuqhathaniswa nekota edlule, inani liphakeme ngokumangalisayo, ngamayunithi agcwele ayizigidi ezi-4. Mhlawumbe abanye abantu bebelindele i-iPhone entsha enosayizi wesikrini omncane, ngakho-ke bafinyelele kuma-iPhone 5s amasha angonyaka odlule. Nokho, lapha singena ekuqageleni.

Ukuthengiswa kwe-iPad kwehla unyaka nonyaka. Ngenkathi ngonyaka odlule i-Apple ithengise izigidi ezingu-14,1 zazo ngesikhathi esifanayo, kulo nyaka bekuyizigidi ezingu-12,3. U-Tim Cook uselichazile leli qiniso ngokugcwala ngokushesha kwemakethe. Yebo, sizoqapha ukuthi izitayela zizothuthuka kanjani, ikakhulukazi njengoba i-iPad mini 3 ngokuyisisekelo ithole i-Touch ID kuphela uma iqhathaniswa nesizukulwane esedlule. Ama-iPads anikele ngamaphesenti ayishumi nambili kuyo yonke inzuzo.

Izindaba ezinhle kakhulu zivela engxenyeni yamakhompuyutha omuntu siqu, lapho ukuthengiswa kwama-Macs kukhuphuke ngonyaka wesihlanu unyaka nonyaka, okusho ukuthi kuya kumayunithi ayizigidi ezi-5,5. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, lokhu kuyirekhodi, ngoba akukaze kwenzeke ukuthi amakhompyutha amaningi we-Apple athengiswe ngekota eyodwa. I-Apple ingabheka lokhu njengomphumela omuhle kakhulu emakethe lapho ukuthengiswa kwe-PC ngokuvamile kwehla njalo ngekota. Ngekota edlule bekuyiphesenti elilodwa eligcwele. Noma inani lamayunithi athengisiwe lingaphansi kwengxenye ye-iPads, ama-Mac enza ngaphansi kuka-16% wenzuzo iyonke.

Ama-iPod asancipha, ukuthengiswa kwawo kwehle futhi, kakhulu. Ngekota yesine yezimali zika-2013, badayise amayunithi angu-3,5 million, kulo nyaka angu-2,6 million kuphela, okuwukwehla kwekota. Balethe izigidi ezingama-410 zamadola esikhwameni sakwa-Apple, futhi ngalokho abakhi ngisho nephesenti elilodwa layo yonke imali engenayo.

"Unyaka wethu wezimali ka-2014 bekuwunyaka orekhodiwe, okuhlanganisa ukwethulwa kwe-iPhone okukhulu kakhulu emlandweni nge-iPhone 6 ne-iPhone 6 Plus," kusho uTim Cook, isikhulu esiphezulu se-Apple, ngemiphumela yezezimali. “Ngokusungula izinto ezintsha ezimangalisayo kuma-iPhones ethu, ama-iPads namaMacs, kanye ne-iOS 8 ne-OS X Yosemite, siphokophele emaholidini ngohlelo lomkhiqizo oluqine kunawo wonke we-Apple. Sijabule ngendlela emangalisayo nge-Apple Watch kanye neminye imikhiqizo emihle nezinsizakalo engizihlelele u-2015. ”

Umthombo: Apple
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