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Njengezinkulungwane zabantu emhlabeni jikelele, nginqume ukujoyina ibhodi le-iPhone entsha kulo nyaka. Isinqumo asibanga nzima, ngoba ngeqa ukuthuthuka ngonyaka odlule. Indawo eseduze kwakuyi-Apple Store ku-Regent Street eLondon. Ekuqaleni ipulani bekuyi-Covern Garden, kodwa ngokwezibuyekezo zasekuseni, lesi sitolo besimatasa kancane kunalesi esiku-Regent Street.

Ukusa kwafika, iqondise eLondon, isitimela esingaphansi, i-Oxford Circus futhi siphuthuma eSitolo se-Apple. Uma uthi nhlá, ngakhangwa isixuku sabantu (abangaba ngu-30-40) emi kulayini ngaphakathi kwe-Apple Store. Ngiyiqondise kwenye yezinsizwa zakwa-Apple ngoba angikholwanga ukuthi ngosuku lokuqala lokuthengiswa kwe-iPhone 5, okumele ngabe idayisa kakhulu, kwakunabathathu kuphela abantu ababemi ngo-8.30:XNUMX ekuseni. Yebo, impendulo yaba ukuthi umkhandlu ungakolunye uhlangothi lwesitolo sakwa-Apple (ngenxa yokuvinjelwa kwawo wonke umgwaqo oseceleni kuRegent street).

Kulungile ke. Khona kanye ekhoneni, ulayini wabantu abangaba ngu-30 (kanye nabafana abangu-20 bakwa-Apple nonogada abayi-10) babelindile futhi. Lokhu kwalandelwa umbuzo wokuthi ingayithola kuphi inombolo yocingo. Impendulo: amabhlogo amabili ezansi ukusuka lapho ulayini uqala khona. Emizuzwini emi-3 ngemuva kwalokho ngijoyine ulayini kanye nemizuzwana eyi-10 ngemuva kwalokho, insizwa yakwa-Apple ngokumomotheka yangiqondisa kulayini wangaphambilini, owawukude kakhulu. Yilapho engazi khona ukuthi izinhlelo zami zokuba sekhaya ngine-iPhone entsha ngehora leshumi nambili sezibhuntshile.

Ngokuyisisekelo, akukho okuningi ongakuchaza mayelana nokuma emgqeni. Kucishe kufane: kuyacika futhi kuyacika. Ngincoma ukuthi uthintane nendawo yakho eseduze, ngaphandle kwalokho ngeke ube nokuzijabulisa okuningi nokuzijabulisa njengemidlalo ye-iPhone noma izincwadi ze-iPad ngeke kuhlale isikhathi eside.

Ngokuqondene nabantu abakulayini, u-99% bamnandi futhi bayakujabulela ukuxoxa nawe noma ukubamba isihlalo. Maqondana naleyo ndawo, ngasithakasela isimo lapho umama aphuma kulayini eyothengela indodakazi yakhe amanzi okuthe uma ebuya wathola ukuthi kwakumele ashaye ulayini ekuqaleni. Angazi ukuthi kwaphetha kanjani, kodwa abafana bakwa-Apple babeqinile, futhi ukuphepha ngezinye izikhathi kwakudingeka babasize.

Ngakho-ke ukukufingqa: umugqa wawuhlukaniswe waba izingxenye eziningana, omude kunawo wonke owawunqamula lonke ipaki, elingemva kwesakhiwo se-Apple Store. Ngichithe amahora angu-7 nesigamu kwayi-8 ngaphambi kokuthi ngifike ekukhokheni. Ezigabeni ezahlukahlukene, i-Apple ihlole futhi imake izinombolo ze-serial uma kwenzeka othile ekwazile ukudlula ibhodi. Ungakhohlwa mayelana nokudla okulula futhi okuwukuphela kwento u-Apple ayinikeze kwakuyikhofi elincane elivela kwa-Starbucks. Futhi uma kwenzeka unquma ngezindlu zangasese ezinamathiselwe, ungajoyina umugqa bese ulinda eminye imizuzu engu-20.

Ingabe bekufanele ukulinda amahora angu-8 ukuze uthole i-iPhone?

Impendulo elula kwabanye, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngeke ngiphinde ngime kulayini. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuyisipiliyoni engincoma ukuthi ngizame okungenani kanye, ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuyakhathaza. Futhi njengoba omunye umfana ememeza ku-megaphone emgwaqeni ongumakhelwane: "Bantu, yini engalungile ngani? Uma kulayini amahora ambalwa, ukhokha imali emangalisayo... futhi ngani? Ngenxa yethoyizi elithile." Kwazi bani, mhlawumbe bekuwumzamo wokuncintisana ohlangothini lwe-Samsung, lapho iqhinga elinjalo lingenzeki ...

I-PS: Ama-EarPods (ama-headphone amasha e-iPhone) adlule konke ebengikulindele futhi ayisinyathelo esikhulu esiya phambili uma kuqhathaniswa nesizukulwane esidala.

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