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Lapho i-iPhone yokuqala yethulwa ngo-2007 kanye nonyaka kamuva lapho i-iPhone SDK (i-iOS SDK yanamuhla) ikhishwa, i-Apple yakwenza kwacaca ukuthi yonke into yakhiwe phezu kwezisekelo ze-OS X. Ngisho nohlaka lwe-Cocoa Touch lwazuza njengefa igama layo owandulela uCocoa owaziwa ngeMac. Ukusetshenziswa kolimi lokuhlela lwe-Objective-C kuzo zombili izinkundla nakho kuhlobene nalokhu. Yiqiniso, kunomehluko phakathi kwezinhlaka zomuntu ngamunye, kodwa umongo ngokwawo ufana kangangokuthi i-iPhone futhi kamuva i-iPad yaba amadivayisi athakazelisayo kakhulu kubathuthukisi be-OS X.

I-Mac, nakuba ingakaze ithole isikhundla esiphezulu phakathi kwezinhlelo zokusebenza (i-Windows encintisana nayo ifakwe ku-90% wawo wonke amakhompyutha), ibilokhu iheha abantu abanamakhono kakhulu nawo wonke amaqembu okuthuthukisa abekhathazeke kakhulu ngezinto ezifana nokuklama nobungane babasebenzisi. Abasebenzisi be-Mac OS, kodwa futhi ne-NeXT, bebenentshisekelo ku-OS X. Isabelo sethalenta alilingani nesabelo semakethe, ngisho nokuvala. Akukhona nje ukuthi abathuthukisi be-iOS babefuna ukuba ngabanikazi be-iPhone ne-iPad, babefuna ukubadalela isofthiwe entsha.

Vele, i-iOS iphinda ihehe abathuthukisi abanesipiliyoni se-OS X esiyi-zero Kodwa uma ubheka izinhlelo zokusebenza ezipholile kunazo zonke ku-App Store - I-Twitterrific, Tweetbot, I-Letterpress, Izikrini, i-OmniFocus, Usuku Lokuqala, Amazing noma i-Vesper, ivela kubantu abalunyulwe kuma-Mac. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, abadingi ukubhala izicelo zabo kwamanye amapulatifomu. Kunalokho, bayaziqhenya ngokuba abathuthukisi be-Apple.

Ngokuphambene, i-Android isebenzisa i-Java ku-SDK yayo. Kusabalele ngakho-ke kunikeza abahleli bohlelo abanolwazi oluncane ithuba lokuzama ukungena emhlabeni ngendalo yabo. I-Java ku-Android ayinayo indlalifa efana ne-Cocoa ku-Mac. I-Java akuyona into ethandwa umuntu. Yinto okufanele uyisebenzise ngoba wonke umuntu uyayisebenzisa. Yebo, kunezinhlelo zokusebenza ezinhle ezifana ne-Pocket Casts, Cindezela noma i-DoubleTwist, kodwa zibonakala zishoda ngokuthile.

Ngakho-ke uma sikhuluma kuphela ngosayizi wesabelo semakethe futhi sizama ukusebenzisa izibalo ukuze sinqume iphuzu lapho kuzofaneleka kakhulu ukuqala ku-Android, sizofinyelela esiphethweni esifanayo njengabasebenzisi. Njengoba nje umuntu enquma ukusebenzisa inkundla ethile, kanjalo nomthuthukisi angakwazi. Konke kuncike ezintweni eziningi kunesabelo semakethe. UJohn Gruber ubelokhu eveza leli qiniso isikhathi eside kuwebhusayithi yakhe I-Fireball ehluphayo.

Benedict Evans uyabhala:
“Uma izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-Android zifinyelela ku-iOS ekulandisweni, zizoqhubeka zihamba ngokufana eshadini isikhathi esithile. Kodwa-ke kuzoba khona iphuzu lapho i-Android izophuma ngokucacile phezulu. Lokhu kufanele kwenzeke ngo-2014. Nokho, uma inabasebenzisi abangaphezu kuka-5-6x nezinhlelo zokusebenza ezilandwayo ngokuqhubekayo, kufanele kube imakethe ekhangayo ngokuya ngokukhanga.”

Okuyiqiniso ngokwezibalo, kodwa hhayi ngokwangempela. Abantu - onjiniyela - abazona nje izinombolo. Abantu banokunambitha. Abantu benza ngokuchema. Ukube bekungesikho lokho, zonke izinhlelo zokusebenza ezinhle ze-iPhone zango-2008 ngabe zibhalelwe iSymbian, PalmOS, BlackBerry (J2ME) kanye neWindows Mobile iminyaka neminyaka edlule. Ukube bekungengenxa yalokho, zonke izinhlelo zokusebenza ezinhle ze-Mac bezizobhalelwa iWindows eminyakeni eyishumi edlule.

Umhlaba weselula awuwona umhlaba wedeskithophu, u-2014 ngeke ufane no-2008, kodwa kunzima ukucabanga ukuthi ezinye zezenzakalo ezenzeka eminyakeni edlule kudeskithophu ngeke ziphinde zisebenze emhlabeni ohambahambayo esikhathini esizayo. Phela, ngisho nezinhlelo zokusebenza ze-iOS ze-Google ngokwazo zithola imisebenzi ethile ngaphambi kwaleyo ye-Android.

U-Evans ufingqa umbono wakhe kanje:
“I-iPhone entsha eshibhile, esemakethe enkulu ingawuhlehlisa lo mkhuba. Ngokufana nesiphetho esiphansi nge-Android, abanikazi bangathanda kube abasebenzisi abalanda izinhlelo zokusebenza ezinemvamisa ephansi, ukuze ukulanda kohlelo lokusebenza lwe-iOS kwehle kukonke. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kuzosho ukuthi i-iOS izokhula ngokuphawulekayo ibe ingxenye enkulu yabantu, inqamule ingxenye yemakethe ebingase idliwe yizingcingo ze-Android. Futhi ingathengiswa kanjani i-iPhone elinganiselwa ku-$300? Empeleni, kufika ku-50 million izingcezu ngekota."

Kunezizathu ezintathu ezizwakalayo ze-iPhone eshibhile:

  • Ukuze uthole abasebenzisi abangazimisele noma abangakwazi ukusebenzisa imali nge-iPhone egcwele.
  • Hlukanisa umugqa womkhiqizo ube yi-"iPhone 5C" kanye ne-"iPhone 5S", khansela ukuthengiswa kwamamodeli amadala futhi ngaleyo ndlela wandise umkhawulo.
  • Wonke ama-iPhones athengisiwe azothola isibonisi esingu-4-intshi nesixhumi sombani.

Nokho, uJohn Gruber uyanezela isizathu sesine:
“Ngamafuphi, ngicabanga ukuthi i-Apple izothengisa i-iPhone 5C ene-hardware efanayo ne-iPod touch. Intengo izoba ngu-$399, mhlawumbe u-$349, kodwa ngokuqinisekile ngeke ibe phansi. Kodwa bekungeke yini kuqede ukuthengiswa kwe-iPod touch? Ngokusobala kunjalo, kodwa njengoba sibonile, i-Apple akesabi ukudla abantu imikhiqizo yayo. ”

I-iPod touch ivame ukubizwa ngokuthi isango le-App Store - ihadiwe eshibhe kakhulu ekwazi ukusebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-iOS. I-Android, ngakolunye uhlangothi, isiba yisango kuyo yonke ingxenye yama-smartphone. Ngenxa yamanani aphansi kanye nabantu lapho ithegi yentengo iyisici esibaluleke kakhulu sefoni yabo, futhi ukuthola kwabo i-smartphone entsha kumane kuyingxenye yokwelula inkontileka nomsebenzisi, i-Android yakwazi ukusabalala emhlabeni wonke ngobuningi.

Namuhla, ukuthengiswa kwe-iPod touch kwehlile futhi ukuthengiswa kwefoni ye-Android kwenyukile. Yingakho futhi i-iPhone engabizi kakhulu ingaba isango elingcono kakhulu le-App Store kune-iPod touch. Njengoba abantu abaningi bethenga i-iPhone futhi nenani labasebenzisi bama-smartphone lisondela kubhiliyoni eyodwa okokuqala ngqa, abathuthukisi babhekene nenselelo enkulu.

Ngeke kube ukuthi, "Um, i-Android inesabelo semakethe esiningi kunenkundla engiyithandayo, ngakho-ke kungcono ngiqale ngiyenzele izinhlelo zokusebenza." Kuzoba njengokuthi, "O, inkundla engiyithandayo inamadivayisi amaningi emakethe futhi."

Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-iOS 7 ingase iguqule esikulindele ukuthi uhlelo lokusebenza lweselula lungabukeka futhi lusebenze kanjani. Konke lokhu sekuvele lokhu kuwa (ngokusobala 10 Septhemba). Kunethuba elihle lokuthi ingxenye enkulu yalezi zinhlelo zokusebenza ngeke ifinyelele nhlobo ku-Android. Yebo, abanye bazoba khona, kepha ngeke babe abaningi babo, njengoba ikakhulukazi bazohlanganisa onjiniyela abanamakhono, abashisekayo nabagxile ku-Apple. Lokhu kuzoba yikusasa. Ikusasa elivele lingabukeki lihambisana nomncintiswano.

Umthombo: iMore.com
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