Philip Houska Njengoba umkhakha wezinto ezingokoqobo uyisihloko esishisayo, ngisho no-CEO we-Apple, u-Tim Cook, uphawule ngakho. Ngesikhathi socingo lwengqungquthela ngemuva kokumemezela imiphumela yezezimali yerekhodi yekota edlule, wakwenza okokuqala ngqa kusukela u-Apple engazange ahlanganyele ku-VR nganoma iyiphi indlela kuze kube manje. Nokho, ukuphawula kwakhe akuzange kuvezwe okuningi.
"Angicabangi ukuthi iqiniso elibonakalayo 'liyinto engavamile'. Inezici eziningi ezithokozisayo, izinhlelo zokusebenza nokusetshenziswa, ”kusho u-Cook lapho ebuzwa umhlaziyi uGen Munster, ngokusobala othole isihloko esisha esithandwayo. Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, wabuza umqondisi omkhulu ukuthi ibukeka kanjani nge-Apple TV entsha ekade ilindelwe.
Kodwa impendulo kaCook ngokusobala ayizange imenelise kangako. Inhloko ye-Apple iphendule ngendlela efanayo izikhathi eziningana esikhathini esidlule mayelana neminye imikhiqizo, ngakho-ke ngeke sikwazi ukwahlulela ukuthi mhlawumbe lokhu kusho ukuthi inkampani yakhe isivele ihlela okuthile emkhakheni we-VR.
Kodwa-ke, futhi, lokhu kuzobhebhethekisa ukuqagela njengoba iqiniso elingokoqobo lizuza ukunakwa okwengeziwe futhi i-Apple isalokhu ingomunye wabadlali abakhulu bokugcina, ongakangeni kulendawo. Okwamanje - uma kungavezi kakhulu - ukukhuluma ngo-Tim Cook nokwakamuva ukuqasha uchwepheshe oholayo we-VR kungase kubonise ukuthi i-Apple ngempela iphezulu kokuthile.
Imikhiqizo ye-Virtual reality ingagcina imele umthombo omusha nobalulekile wemali engenayo ye-Apple uma i-VR iba yisinyathelo esilandelayo sobuchwepheshe ngempela esisabalele emhlabeni wonke. Ngekota yokuqala yezimali ka-2016, i-Apple imemezele inzuzo eyirekhodi yama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-18,4., kodwa leli qiniso ngandlela-thile lasithwe yiqiniso lokuthi engxenyeni elandelayo inkampani ilindele ukwehla kokuthengiswa kwe-iPhone okokuqala ngqa emlandweni wayo. Ukuthengiswa kwezingcingo ze-Apple ngo-2016 kungase kungakwazi ukudlula okwangonyaka odlule, futhi nakuba kuzoqhubeka nokuba umthombo omkhulu wemali engenayo ku-Apple eminyakeni ezayo, umdondoshiya waseCalifornia udinga ukuthola omunye umkhiqizo ongaletha okuningi. ingxenye enkulu yemali engenayo esikhwameni sayo kunama-iPads noma ama-Macs manje .
