Vala isikhangiso

Muva nje, i-Apple ibilokhu ibhekene nokugxekwa okubukhali okuvela kubathandi bama-apula uqobo. Inkinga enkulu ilele kuma-headphone e-AirPods Max, okuthi ngemuva kokuvuselelwa kwakamuva kwe-firmware abhekane neqiniso elingemnandi. Lokhu kubuyekezwa kwenze amandla abo e-ANC (okukhanselwa komsindo) aba mabi kakhulu. Nokho, akwaziwa ngokusemthethweni ukuthi kungani into efana nalena yenzeka nhlobo, noma uma kungelona nje iphutha elilula. U-Apple uvele uthule. Nokho, kwavela ukwaziswa okuthakazelisayo, ababekwazi ukuchaza ngakho izinto eziningi.

Ikhwalithi eyonakele yokukhanselwa komsindo osebenzayo yaze yaqinisekiswa ukuhlolwa kwe-RTings.com. Ngokwemiphumela yabo, ukuvinjwa komsindo kuye kwaba kubi ikakhulukazi endaweni yamathoni aphakathi nendawo nama-bass, aqala ukubonakala ngqo ngemuva kokuvuselelwa kokugcina kwe-firmware, okukhishwe ngoMeyi. Ngakho-ke akumangazi ukuthi abathandi be-apula bamangala ngalezi zindaba. Ngokushesha, inani lokuqagela lavela nencazelo yokuthi kungani into efana nalena yenzeka ngempela. Kepha njengoba sekubonakala manje, inkinga enkulu kakhulu ukusolwa, i-Apple elwa ngemuva kwalokho okubizwa ngeminyango evaliwe.

Kungani izinga le-ANC lehla?

Ngakho-ke ake sidlule ngokushesha emibonweni evame kakhulu ukuthi kungani umdondoshiya waseCupertino wanquma ukwehlisa izinga le-ANC ngokwayo ngokubuyekeza i-firmware. Vele, umbono wokuqala owavela ukuthi i-Apple yenza ngale ndlela ngamabomu futhi ilungiselela ukufika kwesizukulwane esilandelayo se-AirPods Max. Ngokunciphisa izinga, angadala umuzwa wokuthi amakhono omlandeli angcono kakhulu. Le thiyori yasabalalisa ngokushesha kunawo wonke futhi yabangela ukuthi kungani abasebenzisi bacasulwe kangaka ngalolu shintsho. Kodwa njengoba sishilo ngenhla, iqiniso kungenzeka likwenye indawo. Izindaba ezithakazelisayo seziqala ukuvela mayelana necala phakathi kwe-Apple ne-patent troll, okungaba isizathu esiyinhloko esisongela ubuchwepheshe bokukhanselwa komsindo osebenzayo.

Indima ebalulekile kulokhu idlalwa i-Jawbone, esevele ithuthukise ubuchwepheshe bokucindezelwa komsindo osebenzayo ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yeminyaka. Kodwa-ke, le nkampani ivaliwe kusukela ngo-2017, ngenxa yokuthi bonke ubuchwepheshe bayo badlula ngaphansi kwe-patent troll ebizwa ngokuthi i-Jawbone Innovations. Futhi ngokushesha wanquma ukuthatha isinyathelo. Maqondana namalungelo obunikazi atholakalayo, waqala ukumangalela izinkampani zobuchwepheshe eziholayo ngokusebenzisa kabi ubuchwepheshe ngaphandle kokukhokha izinkokhelo. Ngaphandle kwe-Apple, i-Google, ngokwesibonelo, ibhekene nenkinga efanayo. Ngokukhethekile, i-Jawbone Innovations yamangalela i-Apple ngoSepthemba 2021 ngokusebenzisa kabi isamba samalungelo obunikazi angu-8 e-ANC, umdondoshiya waseCupertino ewasebenzisa ngokungafanele kuma-iPhone, ama-AirPods Pro, ama-iPads nama-HomePods.

Ama-headphone we-Apple AirPods Max

Lona kungase kube umbuzo wokuqala wokuthi kungani i-Apple inqume ukwehlisa izinga lokukhanselwa komsindo osebenzayo. Ngemva kwenyanga nje kufakwe icala, kwakhululwa i-firmware yokuqala yesizukulwane sokuqala i-AirPods Pro, ephinde yehlisa izinga le-ANC. Manje sekwenzekile indaba efanayo ngemodeli ye-AirPods Max. Ngakho-ke kungenzeka ukuthi i-Apple izama ukugwema lawa malungelo obunikazi athile okungenani ngoshintsho lwe-firmware. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, uma kubhekwa yonke ingxabano, kungenzeka ukuthi umdondoshiya wenze izinguquko eziningi ze-hardware ezivumela ukuthi zigweme lezi zinkinga futhi zisanikeza ukukhansela umsindo osebenzayo. Incazelo enjalo inikezwa uma ubheka amahedfoni esizukulwane sesibili se-AirPods Pro. Iza nombuso we-ANC ongcono ophindwe kabili.

Isixazululo sizoba yini

Njengoba sishilo ngenhla, yonke ingxabano iqhutshwa ngaphandle kweminyango evaliwe, yingakho olunye ulwazi lungenakuqinisekiswa. Kodwa-ke, uma kubhekwa lokho, incazelo engenzeka kakhulu ibukeka sengathi i-Apple empeleni izama ukugwema amalungelo athile obunikazi ngokushintsha i-firmware ukugwema izinkinga engxabanweni eshiwo ngenhla ye-patent troll. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, lokhu akusho ukuthi sizothatha isinyathelo emuva emkhakheni wokukhanselwa komsindo osebenzayo. Njengoba sekushiwo, esimweni sesizukulwane sesibili se-AirPods Pro, umdondoshiya kungenzeka ukuthi uze ngqo nesixazululo se-hardware, esisinika ithemba ngekusasa.

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