Isikhulu sangaphambili sasikhumbula umphathi wangaphambili nowamanje endaweni yokudlela e-California ngesikhathi sokudla kwakusihlwa Sun Microsystems, Ed Zander, kuya kuma-1990s, lapho i-Apple ilwela ukuba khona kwayo nokuthi wacishe wakwazi kanjani ukuyithenga.
Unyaka kwakungu-1995. I-Apple yayiphethe ngaleso sikhathi UMichael Spindler futhi akenzanga kahle kakhulu. Kwakuyisikhathi lapho i-Apple yaqala khona ukunikeza amalayisense uhlelo lwayo lokusebenza kubakhiqizi bezinkampani zangaphandle ngenxa yokukhathazeka ngokuncintisana ngendlela yeWindows 95. Futhi, yilapho i-Apple iphuma nenye yemikhiqizo yayo emibi kakhulu emlandweni. Igama lakhe kwakungu incwadi yamandla 5300 futhi wayephethwe isifo esibi kakhulu. Ibiqukethe ibhethri le-Sony elikhubazekile elibangele ukuthi yonke ikhompuyutha ephathekayo ithungeleke ngomlilo. Ngakho-ke ikhompuyutha yaqanjwa ngokuthi "i-HindenBook" ngemuva kwendiza edumile IHindenburg, eyasha ngaphambi nje kokuhlala.
Zander ukhumbula usuku lapho ayesele amahora amaningi ukuthi athenge inkampani yonke inyakaza onqenqemeni, lapho isitoko sayo sasihweba phakathi kwama-$5-6. Sun ibivele ilungiselela ukumemezela lokhu kutholwa emhlanganweni womhlaziyi ozayo. Kodwa-ke, wonke umcimbi uphazanyiswe ibhange lokutshala izimali eliphuthume enkampanini ngomzuzu wokugcina.
“Besifuna ukukwenza. Kodwa kwakukhona lo mnikazi webhange lokutshala izimali ovela ku-Apple, okwakuyinhlekelele ephelele, ngokuyisisekelo uvimbele yonke into. Ubeke imibandela eminingi kwinkontileka kangangokuthi sasingakwazi ukuyisayina,” ekhumbula Zander.
Yile ndlela omunye usomabhizinisi ongashiwongo igama aguqule ngayo isiphetho sayo yonke i-Apple. Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi u-Sun angathuthukisa yini i-iPod, i-iPhone noma i-iPad, umqondisi wamanje waphendula Scott Mcnealyukuthi cha. Ukube bebethenge ngempela i-Apple, ngabe ibhujisiwe futhi besingeke siwabone ama-iDevices, njengoba esho.
Umthombo: TUAW.com
"Ukube bebethenge ngempela i-Apple, ngabe ibhujisiwe futhi besingeke sibe nama-iDevices..."
Khona-ke ngiyajabula ukuthi akuzange kwenzeke... :-)
Njengenkampani ye-"geek", u-Sun weza emhlabeni nemikhiqizo emangalisayo, futhi ukumuncwa kwayo yi-Oracle kwakuyinto edabukisa kakhulu kimi. kodwa emikhiqizweni yama-apula nefilosofi kungenzeka kube inhlekelele yangempela :-)
inhlanhla nje ukuthi isithelo sahlala siyi-apula :-D
Hhayi-ke, okungenani ayilinganiswanga ngokweqile..:-D