U-Michal Ždanský I-Apple ngokusemthethweni ukuqinisekisile ukutholwa kwe-Beats Electronics osekukhulunywe ngakho, ngemuva kwe-Beats by Dr. Dre futhi yasungulwa umakadebona embonini yomculo uJimmy Iovine kanye nomculi uDkt. Dre. Inani lamadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu, eliguqulelwe emiqheleni engaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingamashumi ayisithupha, limele inani elikhulu kunawo wonke elikhokhwa i-Apple ukuze lithenge futhi izikhathi ezingu-7,5 zeqa inani i-Apple eyathenga ngayo i-NeXT ngo-1997 ukuze ithole ubuchwepheshe bayo kanye noSteve Jobs.
Nakuba ukuthengwa kwe-Beats Electronics kuwukutholwa kokuqala okwephula uphawu lwamadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane, i-Apple yenze izinto eziningi ngamakhulu ezigidi zamaRandi esikhathini esidlule. Sibheke ukutholwa okukhulu okuyishumi kwe-Apple ngesikhathi inkampani ikhona. Yize i-Apple ingachithi imali ecishe ilingane ne-Google, ngokwesibonelo, kukhona amanani athokozisayo ezinkampani ezingaziwa kangako. Ngeshwa, akuzona zonke izibalo ezisetshenziswe ekuthengeni izinkampani ezaziwa, ngakho-ke sisekelwe kuphela kwizibalo ezitholakala esidlangalaleni.
1. Beats Electronics - $3 billion
I-Beats Electronics ingumkhiqizi wama-headphone we-premium okwazile ukuthola ingxenye enkulu esigabeni sayo eminyakeni emihlanu emakethe. Ngonyaka odlule kuphela, inkampani ibe nenzuzo engaphezu kwesigidigidi samaRandi. Ngaphandle kwama-headphone, inkampani iphinde ithengise izipikha eziphathwayo futhi isanda kwethula isevisi yomculo wokusakaza ukuze iqhudelane neSpotify. Kwakuyinkonzo yomculo okufanele ngabe iyikhadi lasendle elakholisa u-Apple ukuthi athenge. Umngane kaSteve Jobs wesikhathi eside kanye nomhlanganyeli uJimmy Iovine naye uqinisekile ukuthi uzoba isengezo esikhulu eqenjini le-Apple.
2. OKULANDELAYO - $404 million
Ukuthengwa okwabuyisela uSteve Jobs ku-Apple, owakhethwa njenge-CEO ye-Apple kungekudala ngemva kokubuya kwakhe, lapho ahlala khona kwaze kwaba sekufeni kwakhe ngo-2011. Ngo-1997, inkampani yayidinga kakhulu ozongena esikhundleni sesistimu yokusebenza, eyayiphelelwe yisikhathi kakhulu. , futhi awukwazanga ukuyithola ithuthuke uwedwa. Ngakho-ke, waphendukela ku-NEXT ngesistimu yayo yokusebenza i-NEXTSTEP, eyaba yisisekelo senguqulo entsha yesistimu. U-Apple uphinde wacabanga ukuthenga inkampani kaBe Jean-Louis Gassée, kodwa uSteve Jobs ngokwakhe wayeyisixhumanisi esibalulekile endabeni ye-NEXT.
3. Anobit - $390 million
Ukuthengwa kwesithathu okukhulu kwe-Apple, u-Anobit, kwaba umenzi wehadiwe, okungukuthi ukulawula ama-chips ememori ye-flash elawula ukusetshenziswa kwamandla futhi abe nomthelela ekusebenzeni okungcono. Njengoba izinkumbulo ezikhanyayo ziyingxenye yayo yonke imikhiqizo ewumgogodla we-Apple, ukuthenga bekukuhle kakhulu futhi inkampani iphinde yazuza inzuzo enkulu yokuncintisana kwezobuchwepheshe.
4. I-AuthenTec - $356 million
Indawo yesine ithathwe yinkampani I-AuthenTec, egxile ekufundeni izigxivizo zeminwe. Umphumela walokhu kutholwa ubuvele waziwa ekwindla yangonyaka odlule, kwaholela ku-Touch ID. Njengoba i-AuthenTec yayiphakathi kwezinkampani ezimbili ezinkulu ezinenani elikhulu lamalungelo obunikazi asebenzelana nohlobo oluthile lomfundi wezigxivizo zeminwe, umncintiswano uzoba nesikhathi esinzima kakhulu ukuthola i-Apple mayelana nalokhu. Umzamo we-Samsung nge-Galaxy S5 uyakufakazela lokho.
5. PrimeSense - $345 million
Umphakathi I-PrimeSense ku-Microsoft, uthuthukise i-Kinect yokuqala, insiza ye-Xbox 360 evumela ukunyakaza ukulawula imidlalo. I-PrimeSense ivamise ukukhathazeka ngokuzwa ukunyakaza emkhathini, ngisho nangezinzwa ezincane ezingase zivele kweminye yemikhiqizo yeselula yakwa-Apple.
6 PA Semi - $278 million
Le nkampani ivumele i-Apple ukuthi izenzele eyayo imiklamo ye-ARM processors yamadivayisi eselula, esiwazi ngaphansi kwegama elithi Apple A4-A7. Ukuthengwa kwe-PA Semi kuvumele i-Apple ukuthi ithole ukuhola okuhloniphekile ngokumelene nabanye abakhiqizi, ngemva kwakho konke, bekungokokuqala ukwethula iphrosesa ye-ARM engu-64-bit eshaya ku-iPhone 5S ne-iPad Air. Kodwa-ke, i-Apple ayikhiqizi amaprosesa nama-chipsets ngokwawo, ithuthukisa kuphela imiklamo yawo, futhi i-hardware ngokwayo ikhiqizwa ezinye izinkampani, ikakhulukazi i-Samsung.
7. I-Quattro Wireless - $275 million
Cishe ngo-2009, lapho ukukhangisa kwangaphakathi nohlelo kweselula kuqala ukuqala, i-Apple yayifuna ukuthola inkampani ephathelene nokukhangisa okunjalo. Umdlali omkhulu we-AdMob ugcine ezandleni ze-Google, ngakho u-Apple wathenga inkampani yesibili enkulu embonini, i-Quattro Wireless. Lokhu kutholwa kudale inkundla yokukhangisa ye-iAds, eqale ngo-2010, kodwa ayikaboni ukwanda okuningi okwamanje.
8. C3 Technologies - $267 million
Eminyakeni embalwa ngaphambi kokuthi i-Apple yethule isixazululo sayo semephu ku-iOS 6, yathenga izinkampani ezimbalwa zamabalazwe. Okukhulu kakhulu kwalokhu kutholwa kuphathelene nenkampani i-C3 Technologies, ebhekene nobuchwepheshe bemephu ye-3D, okungukuthi ukunikezela ngemephu enezinhlangothi ezintathu ngokusekelwe ezintweni ezikhona kanye nejometri. Lobu buchwepheshe singabubona esicini se-Flyover kokuthi Amamephu, nokho, kunenombolo ekhawulelwe kuphela yezindawo lapho busebenza khona.
9. I-Topsy - $200 million
I-Topsy kwakuyinkampani ye-analytics egxile ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, ikakhulukazi i-Twitter, eyayikwazi ukulandelela amathrendi futhi ithengise idatha yezibalo ezibalulekile. Inhloso ye-Apple ngale nkampani ayikaziwa ngokuphelele, kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi ihlobene nesu lokukhangisa lezicelo kanye ne-iTunes Radio.
10 Intristry - $121 million
Ngaphambi kokutholwa ekuqaleni kuka-2010, i-Intristry yayibambe iqhaza ekukhiqizeni ama-semiconductors, kuyilapho ubuchwepheshe babo busetshenziswa, isibonelo, kuma-ARM processors. Kwa-Apple, onjiniyela abayikhulu bayisengezo esisobala eqenjini elibhekene nemiklamo yamaphrosesa alo. Umphumela wokutholwa cishe usuvele ubonisiwe kumaphrosesa ama-iPhones nama-iPad.
I-Apple iphinde yathenga umuntu osezingeni ngesikhathi sokuthengwa kwe-Next, ngakho-ke ngethemba ukuthi izinto zizoqhubeka ngendlela efanayo :)