Umkhumbi-mkhathi, njengoba ikhempasi yakwa-Apple nayo iteketiswa, ibilinganiselwa ku-$4 billion. Ngakho-ke lesi sakhiwo siphakathi kwezindleko ezibiza kakhulu emhlabeni, kodwa u-Apple akajabule ngakho. Esikhathini esidlule, kakade wayefuna ukugwema intela yendawo yokuhlala.
Ngokusho komhloli, i-Apple Park ibiza u-$3,6 billion iyodwa. Uma ngabe sesifaka izinto zokusebenza zangaphakathi ezifana namakhompyutha, ifenisha nezinye izinto zokusebenza, intengo ikhuphukela ku-$4,17 billion.
IPhini LoMhloli uDavid Ginsborg uthe ukulinganisa kwe-Apple Park kube yinselelo enkulu. Konke kwenziwa ukukala:
“Engiqonde ukukusho ukuthi yonke ingxenye yayo iyisiko,” usho kanje. Iringi yesakhiwo eklanywe ngokuyinkimbinkimbi, ehlanganisa ingilazi eshintshiwe namathayili aklanywe ngokukhethekile, izungezwe izihlahla zikaphayini ezisuka ogwadule lwaseMojave. “Kodwa-ke, ekugcineni yisakhiwo samahhovisi. Ngakho-ke inani layo lingalinganiswa, ”kwengeza uGinsborg.
Inani le-Apple Park liyenza ibe phakathi kwezakhiwo ezibiza kakhulu emhlabeni. Phakathi kwazo kukhona, isibonelo, i-Open World Trade Center (World Trade Center), i-Abraj Al Bait Towers ebiza amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-15 noma i-Great Mosque yaseMecca (iMosque Enkulu eMecca) eSaudi Arabia ngamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu.
Intela yezindlu nezindlu idlala indima ehamba phambili
I-Apple kufanele ikhokhe iphesenti elilodwa ngonyaka ezintela zezakhiwo. Eguquliwe, uhlala enikeza amadola ayizigidi ezingama-40 esikhwameni seCupertino. Kepha kunamahlebezi okuthi i-Apple inganikela kakhulu.
Kube nenkinga yezindlu eSilicon Valley isikhathi eside. Ngokulandelana, imali yokuqasha ikhuphukele phezulu ngendlela emangalisayo futhi izakhamizi eziningi azinazo izindlu zazo, okuholela ekwandeni kwabantu abangenamakhaya. Kodwa-ke, i-Apple isephakathi kwabakhokhi bentela abakhulu eSanta Clara County.
Ezigidini ezingu-40 zamaRandi ezivela ku-Apple, u-25% uya ukuyoxhasa isikole samabanga aphansi sendawo, u-15% uya emnyangweni wezicishamlilo, kanti u-5% uya eCupertino ngezindleko.
Apple nangaphambi kokuba i-Apple Park yakhiwe kwadingeka ukuthi itshale izigidi ezingu-5,85 zamaRandi ezindlini ezithengekayo zezakhamuzi kanye nenye imali eyizigidi ezingu-75 zamaRandi engqalasizinda yedolobha nezokuthutha. Le nkampani ihlale ikhalaza ngezinqumo zentela yendawo e-Santa Clara County futhi iphikisana nezintela ezinjalo.
Umthombo: 9 ku5Mac
Esihlokweni ubhala ukuthi yisakhiwo esibiza kakhulu emhlabeni nge-4 billion USD, futhi ngezansi lapho usho okubili ngaphezulu kwe-15 ne-100 billion USD. Kanjani pho?