U-Vratislav Holub I-Apple yaziwa emhlabeni wonke ngemikhiqizo yayo ethandwa kakhulu, phakathi kwayo i-smartphone ye-iPhone ingumnqobi ocacile. Nakuba kuyinkampani yaseMelika, ukukhiqizwa kwenzeka ikakhulukazi eChina nakwamanye amazwe, ngokuyinhloko ngenxa yezindleko eziphansi. Kodwa-ke, i-giant Cupertino ayikhiqizi ngisho izingxenye ngazinye. Yize iklama ezinye ngokwayo, njengama-chips ama-iPhones (A-Series) namaMacs (Apple Silicon - M-Series), ithenga kakhulu kubahlinzeki bayo ochungechungeni lokunikezela. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuthatha izingxenye ezithile kubakhiqizi abaningana. Phela, lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuhlukahluka ochungechungeni lokunikezela nokuzimela okukhulu. Kodwa kuphakama umbuzo othakazelisayo. Isibonelo, ingabe i-iPhone enengxenye yomkhiqizi oyedwa ingaba ngcono kunemodeli efanayo enengxenye evela komunye umkhiqizi?
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Adam Kos Njengoba sishilo ngenhla, i-Apple ithatha izingxenye ezidingekayo emithonjeni eminingana, okuletha izinzuzo ezithile. Ngasikhathi sinye, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi izinkampani ezivela ku-supply chain zihlangabezane nezimo ezithile zekhwalithi, ngaphandle kwalokho umdondoshiya we-Cupertino ubengeke aze amele izingxenye ezinikeziwe. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kungabuye kuphethwe. Ngamafuphi, zonke izingxenye kufanele zihlangabezane nekhwalithi ethile ukuze kungabikho mehluko phakathi kwamadivayisi. Okungenani kufanele kusebenze kanjalo emhlabeni okahle. Kodwa ngeshwa asihlali kulo. Esikhathini esidlule, kuye kwaba nezimo lapho, ngokwesibonelo, i-iPhone X eyodwa yayinesandla esiphezulu kunomunye, nakuba yayingamamodeli afanayo, ekucushweni okufanayo nangentengo efanayo.
Amamodemu e-Intel ne-Qualcomm
Isimo esishiwo sesivele sivele esikhathini esidlule, ikakhulukazi esimweni samamodemu, ngenxa yokuthi ama-iPhones angaxhuma kunethiwekhi ye-LTE. Emafonini amadala, kufaka phakathi i-iPhone X eshiwo ngenhla kusuka ku-2017, i-Apple ithembele kumamodemu avela kubahlinzeki ababili. Ngakho-ke ezinye izingcezu zithole imodemu evela ku-Intel, kanti kwezinye i-chip evela ku-Qualcomm yayilele. Empeleni, ngeshwa, kwavela ukuthi imodemu ye-Qualcomm yayishesha futhi izinzile, futhi ngokwamakhono, yadlula ukuncintisana kwayo ne-Intel. Nokho, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi kwakungekho mehluko owedlulele futhi zombili izinguqulo zasebenza ngendlela egculisayo.
I-iPhone 12 ilethe ukwesekwa kwe-5G
Kodwa-ke, isimo sashintsha ngo-2019, lapho ngenxa yezingxabano zomthetho phakathi kweziqhwaga zaseCalifornia i-Apple ne-Qualcomm, izingcingo ze-Apple zaqala ukusebenzisa amamodemu avela ku-Intel kuphela. Abasebenzisi be-Apple baqaphele ukuthi bayizinguqulo ezisheshayo futhi ezingcono kakhulu ze-Qualcomm, ebezifihliwe ku-iPhone XS (Max) yangaphambilini ne-XR. Nokho, kulokhu, kufanele kuvunywe into eyodwa. Ama-chips avela ku-Intel ayesimanjemanje futhi ngokunengqondo ayenomkhawulo omncane. Enye inguquko yenzeke ngokufika kwamanethiwekhi e-5G. Ngenkathi abakhiqizi bezingcingo eziphathwayo abayizimbangi basebenzise ukwesekwa kwe-5G ngendlela enkulu, i-Apple yayisaphuthaza futhi ingakwazi ukugxumela ku-bandwagon. I-Intel yayingemuva kakhulu ekuthuthukisweni. Futhi yingakho ingxabano ne-Qualcomm yaxazululwa, ngenxa yokuthi ama-iPhones anamuhla (ayi-12 nakamuva) afakwe amamodemu e-Qualcomm asekelwa i-5G. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, nokho, i-Apple yathenga ukuhlukaniswa kwemodemu kwa-Intel futhi kubikwa ukuthi isebenza ngesixazululo sayo.
Ngakho ingabe umthengisi ohlukile unendaba?
Nakuba kungase kube khona umehluko phakathi kwezingxenye ngokwekhwalithi, asikho isizathu sokwethuka. Iqiniso liwukuthi kunoma yikuphi i-iPhone enikeziwe (noma enye idivayisi ye-Apple) ihlangabezana nazo zonke izimo ngokwekhwalithi futhi asikho isidingo sokwenza ingxabano mayelana nalo mehluko. Ezimweni eziningi, akekho oyoqaphela lo mehluko noma kunjalo, ngaphandle uma egxila kuwo ngokuqondile futhi azame ukuwuqhathanisa. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma umehluko ubungaphezu kokusobala, kungenzeka ukuthi ubambe ucezu olunesici esandleni sakho kunengxenye ehlukile okufanele uyisole.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Pavel Jelic Vele, bekungaba kuhle kakhulu uma i-Apple iklama zonke izingxenye futhi ngaleyo ndlela ibe nomthelela omkhulu ekusebenzeni nasekuklanyweni kwazo. Kodwa-ke, njengoba sishilo ngenhla, ngeshwa asihlali emhlabeni okahle, ngakho-ke kuyadingeka ukuhlola umehluko ongenzeka, ekugcineni ongenawo umthelela ekusetshenzisweni nasekusebenzeni kwedivayisi.
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