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Izolo ebusuku, i-Apple ikhiphe imiphumela yayo yezezimali engxenyeni yokugcina yonyaka odlule. Njengengxenye yocingo lwengqungquthela nabanikazi bamasheya, sikwazile ukufunda ukuthi inkampani yenza kanjani ngesikhathi sika-Okthoba-Disemba 2017, ukuthi ngabe kukhona ukukhula noma ukwehla kokuthengisa, ukuthi iyiphi ingxenye eyenziwe nokuthi zingaki izingcezu zemikhiqizo ngayinye i-Apple ekwazile ukuyithengisa. . Ulwazi oluthakazelisa kakhulu ukuthi i-Apple yenza imali eyengeziwe (kokubili unyaka nonyaka kanye nekota ngaphezulu kwekota) naphezu komthamo ophansi wemikhiqizo ethengisiwe. Kube nokwenyuka okukhulu kwamamajini.

I-Apple ibikezele imali engenayo ye-Q4 2017 ebangeni lama- $ 84 billion kuya ku- $ 87 billion. Njengoba kwenzeka, inombolo yokugcina yayiphezulu nakakhulu. Ngesikhathi kuqhubeka ucingo lwengqungquthela izolo, u-Tim Cook uthe imisebenzi ye-Apple yalesi sikhathi ikhiqize ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-88,3 ngenzuzo engama- $ 20,1 billion. Ngemuva kwale mpumelelo kudayiswe ama-iPhones angu-77,3 million, ama-iPads ayizigidi ezingu-13,2 adayiswe kanye namaMacs angu-5,1 million. Inkampani ayishicileli imininingwane mayelana ne-Apple TV noma i-Apple Watch ithengisiwe.

Uma siqhathanisa amanani angenhla nesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule, i-Apple ibike imali ecishe ibe yizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-10, inzuzo engaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili, kanye nama-iPhones ambalwa ambalwa athengisiwe, kuyilapho kuthengiswa ama-iPads namaMacs ayizinkulungwane ezingama-200. Ngakho-ke unyaka nonyaka, inkampani yenza imali eningi kumadivayisi ambalwa athengiswayo.

Izindaba ezibaluleke kakhulu kubanikazi bamasheya benkampani wulwazi lokuthi ivolumu yesisekelo sabasebenzisi abasebenzayo isakhula. NgoJanuwari, bekunamadivayisi asebenzayo ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1,3 emhlabeni jikelele. Imali engenayo evela ezinsizeni nayo ixhunywe kulokhu, noma ngabe i-App Store, i-Apple Music noma ezinye izinsiza ezikhokhelwayo ze-Apple. Kulokhu, ikhule cishe ngamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1,5 unyaka nonyaka yafinyelela ku-8,1 billion.

Siyajabula ukubika ukuthi sibe nekota ehamba phambili emlandweni we-Apple. Sibone ukwanda komhlaba wonke kwevolumu yesisekelo sabasebenzisi futhi sazuza imali engenayo ephezulu kakhulu ehlotshaniswa nokuthengiswa kwama-iPhones. Ukuthengiswa kwe-iPhone X kudlule ebesikulindele, futhi i-iPhone X isiphenduke i-iPhone yethu edayiswa kakhulu kusukela yethulwa. NgoJanuwari, sikwazile ukufinyelela umgomo wemikhiqizo ye-Apple esebenzayo engu-1,3 bhiliyoni, okusho ukwanda okungaphezu kwama-30% kule minyaka emibili edlule. Lokhu kufakazela ukuthandwa okukhulu kwemikhiqizo yethu kanye nokwethembeka kwamakhasimende kuyo. - Tim Cook, 1/2/2018

Umthombo: 9to5mac

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