Vala isikhangiso

Uma ungomunye wabalandeli beqiniso be-Apple, khona-ke uyazi ngokuqinisekile ngokuhamba komklami omkhulu. UJony Ive, osebenze kwa-Apple kusukela ngo-1992 futhi ngesinye isikhathi waze wabamba isikhundla sokuba iphini likamongameli womklamo womkhiqizo wemikhiqizo eminingana, ekugcineni wayishiya inkampani ngo-2019. Kwakuyizindaba ezimbi kubalandeli be-Apple. Ngakho-ke i-giant Cupertino yalahlekelwa umuntu owayekhona ekuzalweni kwemikhiqizo ethandwa kakhulu futhi ebambe iqhaza ngokuqondile ekubukekeni kwayo. Phela, yingakho izingcezu ze-apula zibheja emigqeni elula.

Nakuba uJony Ive abe nesabelo esikhulu ekubukeni kwemikhiqizo eshiwo, kusakhulunywa njalo ukuthi kunalokho walimaza inkampani eminyakeni yamuva. Ngokusho kokuqagela okuhlukahlukene, bekuvame ukusebenza kahle, lapho ekwazi ukwethula imibono yakhe bese enza izivumelwano ezingenzeka ukuze asebenze. Nokho, ngemva kokushona kukaSteve Jobs, kwakufanele abe nesandla esikhululekile. Yiqiniso, kuyadingeka ukucabangela ukuthi u-Ive ngokuyinhloko ungumklami kanye nomlandeli wobuciko, ngakho-ke kuyaqondakala ukuthi uzimisele ukudela induduzo kancane ngentengo yokuklama okuphelele. Okungenani kubukeka kanjalo uma ubheka imikhiqizo yanamuhla.

Ngemva kokuhamba komklami omkhulu we-Apple, kwafika izinguquko ezithakazelisayo

Njengoba sishilo ngenhla, uJony Ive ugcizelele imigqa elula, kuyilapho ejabulela kakhulu ukunciphisa imikhiqizo. Ngakho wayishiya ngokuphelele i-Apple ngo-2019. Ngawo lowo nyaka, kwafika ushintsho oluthakazelisayo ngokwethulwa kwesizukulwane sangaleso sikhathi i-iPhone 11 (Pro), eyayihluke kakhulu kwabangaphambi kwayo. Ngenkathi i-iPhone X ne-XS yangaphambili yayinomzimba omncane ngokuqhathaniswa, i-Apple "yeshumi nanye" ibheje ngokuphambene ncamashi, ngenxa yalokho yakwazi ukubheja ngebhethri elikhudlwana futhi yandisa impilo yebhethri. Lesi ngesinye salezo zimo lapho ukusebenza kuklanywa khona, njengoba abantu abaningi bengathanda ukwengeza amagremu ambalwa kudivayisi yabo kunokuthi bahlale besesha ishaja. Ushintsho oluyisisekelo lokuklama kwama-iPhone lweza ngonyaka olandelayo. Ukwakhiwa kwe-iPhone 12 kusekelwe ku-iPhone 4 ngakho-ke kunikeza imiphetho ebukhali. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, umbuzo uwukuthi lezi zingcingo zisathuthuka kude kangakanani. Kungenzeka ukuthi izinguquko zokuklama kwavunyelwana ngazo ngaphambili.

Izinguquko ezinkulu ziye zeza nasemkhakheni wamakhompyutha we-Apple. Singasho i-Mac Pro noma i-Pro Display XDR ngaso leso sikhathi. Ngokwemininingwane ekhona, u-Ive usabambe iqhaza kuzo. Bese kudingeke ukuthi silinde enye “inguquko yokuklama” ngolunye uLwesihlanu. Kwaze kwafika u-2021 lapho i-iMac eklanywe kabusha engu-24″, enikwa amandla yi-M1 chip, yavela ngendlela entsha ngokuphelele. Mayelana nalokhu, i-Apple ithathe inkululeko, njengoba ideskithophu itholakala ngemibala ehlukene engu-7 futhi iletha izinguquko eziningi ezithakazelisayo. Kamuva, kwavela ukuthi naphezu kokuhamba komklami omkhulu ngo-2019, wayesabambe iqhaza ekwakhiweni kwale divayisi.

I-Apple MacBook Pro (2021)
I-MacBook Pro eklanywe kabusha (2021)

Mhlawumbe izinguquko ezinkulu kusukela ekuhambeni kwakhe azifikanga kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kuka-2021. Yilapho umdondoshiya we-Cupertino wethula i-MacBook Pro eklanywe kabusha eyi-14" kanye ne-16" ye-MacBook Pro, engazange ilethe kuphela ama-chips okuqala e-Apple Silicon, kodwa futhi yafeza izifiso abathandi abaningi apula futhi washintsha ijazi layo kanye. Nakuba umzimba omusha mkhulu, ungase ubonakale sengathi uyidivayisi eneminyaka yobudala, kodwa ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngenxa yalokhu, singakwamukela ukubuyiswa kwamachweba adumile njenge-MagSafe, i-HDMI noma umfundi wekhadi le-SD.

Ukuduma kwedizayini

UJony Ive uyisithonjana esingaphikiswa se-Apple namuhla, onethonya elikhulu lapho inkampani ikuphi namuhla. Ngeshwa, abalimi bama-apula basabela ngendlela ehlukile emiphumeleni yawo namuhla. Ngenkathi abanye (ngokufanelekile) bebiza umsebenzi wakhe - njengoba ekhuthaza ukwakhiwa kwe-iPhone, i-iPod, MacBooks kanye ne-iOS - abanye bavame ukumgxeka. Futhi banesizathu futhi. Ngo-2016, ama-laptops e-Apple athole ukuhlelwa kabusha okuxakile, lapho eza nomzimba omncane kakhulu futhi ethembele kuphela kumachweba we-USB-C/Thunderbolt. Nakuba lezi zingcezu zazibukeka zimangalisa ekuqaleni, zaziphethe amaphutha amaningi. Ngenxa yokushisa okungaphelele, abalimi be-apula kwadingeka babhekane nokushisa ngokweqile nokusebenza okuphansi cishe nsuku zonke, okwakushintshana cishe ngokungapheli.

Jony Ive
Jony Ive

Ngaphakathi kulawa ma-Macs ashaya ama-Intel processors ekhwalithi ephezulu, kodwa akhipha ukushisa okungaphezu kwalokho okungaphathwa yi-laptop. Inkinga kamuva yaxazululwa kuphela ngokufika kwe-Apple Silicon chips. Lezi zakhiwe ekwakhiweni okuhlukile kwe-ARM, ngenxa yokuthi azinamandla amakhulu futhi zinamandla, kodwa futhi azikhiqizi ukushisa okungaka. Yilapho kanye silandelela amagama asekuqaleni esingeniso. Ngakho abanye abalandeli be-Apple bakholelwa ukuthi ngesikhathi sikaSteve Jobs, ukusebenzisana kwabo kwakuyisibonelo esihle somphumela we-synergistic. Nokho, kamuva, ukuklama kwakhethwa ngaphezu kokusebenza. Ingabe nawe wabelana ngalo mbono, noma iphutha libe kwenye into?

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