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Ukubuya kuka-Steve Jobs kwakuyingqopha-mlando ebaluleke ngempela ku-Apple futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo isazi sezinguquko eziningi ezibalulekile nezinto ezintsha. Yalandelwa, ngokwesibonelo, ngokukhululwa kwe-iMac ephumelele kakhulu, futhi i-iPod yeza kamuva nje. Okubaluleke ngokufanayo kwakuwukwethulwa kweSitolo se-Apple esiku-inthanethi, esesivele sineminyaka engama-10 ubudala ngoNovemba 22 walo nyaka.

NgeMisebenzi, uguquko lweza ku-Apple ngendlela yokuqedwa kweminye imikhiqizo, ukwethulwa kwenani lezinto ezintsha, kanye nokwethulwa osekushiwo kokuthengiswa kwe-inthanethi. Yize bekungabonakali njengaso ngaleso sikhathi, isinyathelo sokugcina bekungesinye esibaluleke kakhulu ekusindeni kwe-Apple emakethe. Ngawo-1990s, usazofuna Isitolo se-Apple esenziwe ngezitini nodaka ize - amakhasimende athola ama-Mac awo ngabasabalalisi abakhethekile noma amaketanga amakhulu okudayisa.

Ngaleso sikhathi, noma kunjalo, ubuchwepheshe babasebenzi bala maketanga bungangabazeka kakhulu, futhi ukubeka kwabo phambili kwakungelona ikhasimende elanelisekile, kodwa inzuzo kuphela - futhi lokhu akuzange kulethwe kubo ngemikhiqizo ye-Apple ngaleso sikhathi. Ngakho-ke ama-Mac ayevame ukukhala ekhoneni, enganakwa, futhi izitolo eziningi azizange zigcine ngisho nemikhiqizo ye-Apple.

Uguquko bekumele lulethwe wumqondo “wesitolo esitolo”. U-Apple uphethe isivumelwano neCompUSA, lapho ikona elikhethekile lalizogcinelwa imikhiqizo yakwa-Apple ezitolo ezikhethiwe. Lesi sinyathelo sikhulise ukuthengisa kancane, kodwa bekungakanele, ingasaphathwa eyokuthi i-Apple ibingakakwazi ukulawula okungu-100% ekuthengisweni kwemikhiqizo yayo.

Engxenyeni yesibili yeminyaka yamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye yekhulu leminyaka elidlule, ama-e-shops ahlukahlukene kakhulu ayesanda kuqala. Enye enjalo yayisetshenziswa uDell, eyaqala ukusungulwa kwayo ngo-1995. NgoDisemba 1996, isitolo se-e-shop sase sivele sihola inkampani isigidi samadola ngosuku.

"Ngo-1996, u-Dell waphayona ngokudayisa ku-inthanethi, futhi isitolo se-inthanethi sikaDell ngaleso sikhathi besiyindinganiso yezindawo zokuthenga eziku-inthanethi kuze kube manje," kusho uSteve Jobs ngaleso sikhathi. “Ngesitolo sethu esiku-inthanethi, empeleni sibeka indinganiso entsha ye-e-commerce. Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi sithanda ukukutshela, Michael, ukuthi ngemikhiqizo yethu emisha, isitolo sethu esisha, kanye nokwenza kwethu ngokwezifiso, sikulandela, mngane wami,” esho kuMichal Dell.

I-Apple Store eku-inthanethi yenze kahle kakhulu kusukela ekuqaleni. Ngenyanga yayo yokuqala, yenze i-Apple i-$12 million—isilinganiso esingaba ngu-$730 ngosuku, okuyizingxenye ezintathu kwezine zemali engenayo yansuku zonke uDell ayenza ngesitolo sakhe esiku-inthanethi phakathi nezinyanga zakhe zokuqala eziyisithupha zokusebenza. Kodwa-ke, abaphathi be-Apple Store eku-inthanethi ngaleso sikhathi nanamuhla ngeke baqhathaniswe. I-Apple ayisashicileli izibalo eziqondile zokuthengisa zemikhiqizo yayo, futhi ngeminyaka yawo-XNUMX ayizange izuze ezinsizeni njengoba yenza namuhla.

Ukwethulwa kokuthengiswa kwe-inthanethi bekubaluleke kakhulu ekubuyiseleni i-Apple ezinyaweni zayo futhi ibuyele ngempumelelo emakethe. Namuhla, i-Apple e-shop iyingxenye ebalulekile yebhizinisi lenkampani. Inkampani iphinde isebenzise iwebhusayithi yayo ukuze iphromothwe, futhi noma nini lapho iyehlisa okwesikhashana emikhiqizweni emisha, ayinakho ukunaka kwabezindaba. Ulayini ophambi kwezitolo zakwa-Apple kancane kancane uphenduka into yesikhathi esidlule - abantu basebenzisa ama-oda angaphambili esitolo se-e futhi bavame ukulinda umkhiqizo wabo wamaphupho ngokunethezeka kwezindlu zabo. Inkampani ayisadingi noma yimaphi amaketango noma abaxhumanisi bokuthengisa. Ngemuva kwalokho okungase kubonakale kulula ngendlela ehlekisayo ekuqaleni, kunomsebenzi omkhulu, umzamo nokusungulwa.

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Umthombo: Apple Insider

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