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I-Apple yenza ukutholwa kwezinkampani ezincane eziyishumi nanhlanu ngonyaka wezimali ka-2013. U-Tim Cook umemezele lokhu ngesikhathi kuqhubeka ingqungquthela yayizolo, lapho kumenyezelwe khona imiphumela yezezimali yekota yokugcina yalo nyaka. Lokhu kuthenga "okunamasu" kungasiza i-Apple ithuthukise imikhiqizo ekhona futhi ithuthukise nekusasa.

Ngakho inkampani yaseCalifornia yenza isilinganiso sokutholwa okukodwa njalo emavikini amathathu kuya kwamane. Igxile ezinkampanini ezisebenzelana nobuchwepheshe bemephu, njenge-Embark, HopStop, WifiSLAM noma i-Locationary. Lezi iziqalo eziningi ezigxile ekunikezeni ulwazi mayelana nethrafikhi emadolobheni noma ukuqondiswa okungcono kwamafoni kusetshenziswa amanethiwekhi weselula ne-Wi-Fi. Lokhu kutholwa kungase kube usizo ngempela ku-Apple, ngoba okwamanje inikeza amamephu amafoni, amaphilisi namakhompyutha ngokufika kwe-OS X Mavericks.

Phakathi kwezinye izinto, i-Apple iphinde yathola i-Matcha.tv, isiqalisi esinikeza izincomo zomuntu siqu zokuqukethwe kwevidiyo. Lokhu kwazi kungaba wusizo esitolo se-iTunes lapho unikeza amamuvi nochungechunge ngendlela eqondiwe. Ngisho ne-Apple TV ingazuza kuyo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ibukeka kanjani ngonyaka ozayo.

Phakathi kwalabo abathengwe kulo nyaka kukhona nenkampani iPassif Semiconductor, ekhiqiza ama-chips angenawaya adinga amandla amancane ukuze isebenze. Ubuchwepheshe be-Bluetooth LE, i-iPhone ne-iPad esezilungile, okwamanje busetshenziswa ikakhulukazi kumadivayisi okufaneleka adinga impilo yebhethri ende. Akunzima ukucabanga izinzuzo lobu buchwepheshe obungaba nazo nge-iWatch ezoba maduze.

Umcabango wokuthi i-Apple izosebenzisa ulwazi lwezinkampani ezitholwe ngale ndlela ngemikhiqizo yayo yesikhathi esizayo nayo igcizelelwa yiqiniso lokuthi ngenkathi i-Apple imemezela obala ukuthengwa okuthile, yazama ukufihla abanye emphakathini.

Ngonyaka ozayo singalindela imigqa yomkhiqizo eminingana emisha ngokuphelele; phela naye uTim Cook ukusho lokhu engqungqutheleni yayizolo. Ngokusho kwakhe, i-Apple ingasebenzisa ulwazi lwayo ekuthuthukisweni kwe-hardware, isofthiwe kanye nezinsizakalo ukudala imikhiqizo ngezigaba engakahlanganyeli kuzo.

Nakuba lokhu kushiya isikhala esiningi sokutolikwa, kungase kungadingeki ukuba sigxile kulezi zinto isikhathi eside. “Njengoba nibonile ezinyangeni ezedlule, ngiyaligcina izwi lami. Ngo-Ephreli walo nyaka, ngithe uzobona imikhiqizo emisha evela kithi kulo nyaka nangonyaka ka-2014.” Izolo, u-Tim Cook uphinde waveza ukuthi kungenzeka kunwetshwe ububanzi: "Sihlala siqiniseka kakhulu ngekusasa le-Apple futhi sibona amandla amakhulu emigqeni ekhona nemisha yomkhiqizo."

Labo abebelangazelela iwashi elihlakaniphile elinophawu lwe-Apple noma i-Apple TV yangempela, enkulu bangalinda kuze kube unyaka ozayo. Inkampani yaseCalifornian ingasimangaza ngokuthile okuhluke ngokuphelele.

Umthombo: TheVerge.com, MacRumors.com (1, 2)
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