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Ukuqoshwa komsindo okuthakazelisa kakhulu kusukela ngo-1983 kwabona ukukhanya kosuku, lapho uSteve Jobs ekhuluma ngokunethiwekha kwamakhompiyutha, umqondo we-App Store, kanye nedivayisi eyagcina iphenduke i-iPad ngemva kweminyaka engama-27. Ngesikhathi sokuqoshwa kwesigamu sehora, Imisebenzi yabonisa kahle ithalenta lakhe lombono.

Ukuqoshwa kuvela ngo-1983, lapho Imisebenzi ikhuluma e-Center for Design Innovation. Ingxenye yayo yokuqala, lapho kwaxoxwa ngezihloko eziningi kusukela kumakhompyutha angenantambo kuya kuphrojekthi kamuva eyaba yi-Google StreetView, yayisivele yaziwa, kodwa manje uMarcel Brown. khululiwe okungakaziwa emizuzwini engama-30 ngemuva kwenkulumo eyisihluthulelo.

Kuzo, Imisebenzi ikhuluma ngesidingo sokwethula indinganiso yenethiwekhi yendawo yonke ukuze wonke amakhompyutha akwazi ukuxhumana ngaphandle kwezinkinga. "Senza amakhompyutha amaningi akhelwe ukusetshenziswa yedwa - ikhompyutha eyodwa, umuntu oyedwa," Kusho imisebenzi. “Kodwa ngeke kuthathe isikhathi eside ukuthi kube neqembu elifuna ukuxhuma wonke la makhompyutha. Amakhompyutha azoba amathuluzi okuxhumana. Eminyakeni emihlanu ezayo, izindinganiso ezitholakele kuze kube manje zizoshintsha, ngoba okwamanje wonke amakhompyutha akhuluma ulimi oluhlukile." kusho umsunguli we-Apple ngo-1983.

Imisebenzi ilandelwe esihlokweni sokuxhuma amakhompyutha ngokuchaza ukuhlolwa kwenethiwekhi u-Xerox ayekwenza ngaleso sikhathi. “Bathathe amakhompyutha ayikhulu bawaxhuma kunethiwekhi yendawo, okwakuyikhebula nje elithwala yonke imininingwane le nale,” Imisebenzi ikhumbule, ichaza umqondo wamahabhu asebenza phakathi kwamakhompyutha. Amabhodi ezaziso, kamuva aguquke aba amabhodi emiyalezo bese kuba amawebhusayithi, azisa abasebenzisi ngolwazi lwamanje nezihloko abazithakaselayo.

Kwakuyilokhu kuhlolwa kwe-Xerox okwanikeza Imisebenzi umbono wokuthi ukuxhuma amakhompyutha kuzohlanganisa abasebenzisi abanezintshisekelo ezifanayo nezinto zokuzilibazisa. “Sekusele iminyaka emihlanu ukuthi sixazulule inkinga yokuxhuma la makhompyutha emahhovisi,” Kusho imisebenzi “futhi sekusele iminyaka eyishumi ukuthi sibaxhumanise nasekhaya. Baningi abantu abalungisayo kodwa wudaba oluxakile.” Ukulinganisa kwemisebenzi kwakucishe kunembile ngaleso sikhathi. Ngo-1993, i-intanethi yaqala ukuhamba, futhi ngo-1996 isivele yangena ezindlini.

Khona-ke lowo owayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nesikhombisa Imisebenzi ngaleso sikhathi wadlulela esihlokweni esihluke ngokuphelele, kodwa esithakazelisa kakhulu. “Isu le-Apple lilula kakhulu. Sifuna ukufaka ikhompuyutha epholile ngendlela emangalisayo encwadini ongayiphatha futhi ufunde ukuyisebenzisa emizuzwini engu-20. Yilokho esifuna ukukwenza, futhi sifuna ukukwenza kuleli shumi leminyaka." yamemezela Imisebenzi ngaleso sikhathi, futhi cishe yayibhekisela ku-iPad, nakuba yagcina ifikile emhlabeni kamuva kakhulu. "Ngaso leso sikhathi, sifuna ukwenza le divayisi ibe noxhumano lomsakazo ukuze ungadingi ukuyixhuma kunoma yini futhi uxhumeke kwamanye amakhompyutha."

Sesikushilo lokho, Imisebenzi yayisencane ekulinganiseni kwakhe ukuthi i-Apple izokwethula nini umshini onjalo, cishe iminyaka engama-27, kodwa kuthakazelisa kakhulu ukucabanga ukuthi iMisebenzi yayicabanga ngethuluzi elidala, ngokungangabazeki i-iPad iwumugqa onjalo kweminyaka.

Esinye isizathu esenza ukuthi i-iPad ingafiki ngokushesha kwakuwukungabikho kobuchwepheshe. Ngamafuphi, i-Apple yayingenabo ubuchwepheshe obudingekayo ukuze ifake yonke into "encwadini" enjalo, ngakho yanquma ukubeka ubuchwepheshe bayo obungcono kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi kukhompyutha ye-Lisa. Ngaleso sikhathi, Nokho, Imisebenzi, njengoba yena ngokwakhe eshilo, ngokuqinisekile akazange alahle iqiniso lokuthi ngolunye usuku wayezothola konke lokhu encwadini encane futhi ayithengise ngemali engaphansi kwenkulungwane yamadola.

Futhi ukwengeza embonweni kaJobs, wabikezela ikusasa lokuthengwa kwesoftware emuva ngo-1983. Uthe ukudlulisa isoftware kuma-disc kungasebenzi futhi kuwukumosha isikhathi, ngakho waqala ukusebenza ngomqondo owawuzoba yi-App Store. Akayithandanga inqubo ende enama-disc, lapho kwathatha isikhathi eside ukuthi isoftware ibhalwe ku-disc, bese ithunyelwa, futhi futhi ukuze umsebenzisi ayifake.

"Sizodlulisela isoftware ngocingo. Ngakho-ke uma ufuna ukuthenga isofthiwe ethile, siyithumela ngokuqondile kusuka kukhompuyutha kuya kukhompuyutha,” uveze amacebo kaSteve Jobs nge-Apple, agcina efezekile.

Ungalalela okurekhodiwe okulalelwayo okugcwele (ngesiNgisi) ngezansi, isiqephu esishiwo ngenhla siqala cishe ngomzuzu wama-21.

Umthombo: TheNextWeb.com
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