U-Alan Dye, uJony Ive noRichard Howarth
Iqhaza likaJony Ive kwa-Apple liyashintsha ngemuva kweminyaka njengephini likamongameli omkhulu wezokwakha. Muva nje, u-Ive uzosebenza njengomqondisi wedizayini (esikhulwini sokuqala sokuklama) futhi uzokwengamela yonke imizamo yokuklama ye-Apple. Kanye noshintsho esikhundleni sika-Ive, u-Apple wethule osekela mongameli abasha ababili abazoqala izindima zabo ngoJuni 1.
U-Alan Dye kanye no-Richard Howarth bazothatha izintambo zokuphatha ze-software nezingxenye zehadiwe kusuka ku-Jony Ive. U-Alan Dye uzoba yiphini likamongameli wedizayini yesibonisi somsebenzisi, okubandakanya ideskithophu neselula. Phakathi neminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye e-Apple, uDye wayezalwa i-iOS 7, eyaletha ushintsho olukhulu kuma-iPhones nama-iPads, kanye nohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Watch.
URichard Howarth unyukela ekubeni yiphini likamongameli wezokwakhiwa kwezimboni, egxile ekwakhiweni kwehadiwe. Ubuye wasebenza kwa-Apple iminyaka eminingi, ngaphezu kweminyaka engama-20 ukuze abe ngqo. Wayekhona ekuzalweni kwe-iPhone, wayenayo yonke i-prototypes yokuqala kuze kube umkhiqizo wokugcina, futhi indima yakhe yayibalulekile ekuthuthukisweni kwamanye amadivaysi e-Apple.
Kodwa-ke, uJony Ive uzoqhubeka nokuhola amaqembu enkampani aklama izingxenyekazi zekhompiyutha nesoftware, kodwa amaphini kamongameli amasha amabili okukhulunywe ngawo azomkhulula emsebenzini wokuphatha wansuku zonke, ozokhulula izandla zika-Ive. Umklami wangaphakathi we-Apple uhlose ukuhamba kakhulu futhi uzogxila kuNdaba ye-Apple kanye nekhampasi entsha. Ngisho namatafula nezihlalo ekhefi kuzoba nombhalo ka-Ive.
Isikhundla esisha sika-Jony Ive wamemezela Intatheli yaseBrithani kanye nosomahlaya uStephen Fry engxoxweni yakhe no-Ive uqobo kanye ne-CEO ye-Apple uTim Cook. U-Tim Cook wabe esetshela abasebenzi benkampani mayelana noshintsho kubaphathi abaphezulu, kanjani thola Iseva 9 ku5Mac.
"Njengomqondisi wokuklama, u-Jony uzohlala enesibopho sayo yonke imiklamo yethu futhi uzogxila ngokugcwele kumaphrojekthi wamanje wokuklama, imibono emisha kanye nezinhlelo zesikhathi esizayo," u-Tim Cook waqinisekisa encwadini. Idizayini ingenye yezindlela ezibaluleke kakhulu i-Apple exhumana ngayo namakhasimende ayo, uthi, futhi "idumela lethu lomklamo osezingeni lomhlaba lisenza sihluke kunoma iyiphi enye inkampani emhlabeni."
Ingabe umenzi wobubi we-iOS7 uzolimaza nakakhulu? Ngicela umshanelo. Isikhathi lapho umsebenzisi ebona khona isici esisebenzayo embhalweni ongenalutho ngakho-ke sinyakaza ngendlela engenakuhlehliswa.
Kodwa-ke, njengoba uJony ezochaza maduze, lezi yizici zakudala zedizayini yaseBrithani futhi abasebenzisi bazoyithanda. Uma ekwazi ukubalekela leyo tamagochi ngebhande, angabalekela noma yini.
Ngicabanga ukuthi wenza i-Ive kancane...ngikhohlwe ukuthi kunesici ohlelweni esizogqamisa izinto ezisebenzayo kinina eningafundile.
Ukuphelelwa yithemba nokwethuka... Maduze, u-Ive uzosethula kwamanye amagugu edizayini - isibonelo, iphupho lakhe elikhulu - ukubhala okumhlophe okuzacile kungemuva elimhlophe...
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