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Ngithe ngesonto eledlule emelelwe isicelo esisha Sula, ngaphandle kwencazelo ngokwayo, ikakhulukazi ngikhulume ngokuthi abathuthukisi bafunde kahle kangakanani ukumaketha nokuphromotha. Kakade phakathi nosuku lokuqala, i-Sula igxumele phambili kumashadi e-App Store, futhi manje sinezibalo ezengeziwe: ezinsukwini ezingu-9, uhlelo lokusebenza lwalandwa ngabasebenzisi abangu-350.

Lena inombolo enkulu ngempela, le nto isitudiyo se-Realmac Software besingeke siyizuze ukube besingabalungiselelanga abasebenzisi umsebenzi waso omusha kusenesikhathi. Ngasikhathi sinye, kwanele ukusungula isilawuli esisha sencwadi yemisebenzi elula futhi yakudala lapho uhlola khona imisebenzi eqediwe, futhi impumelelo yazalwa.

"Sesithengise amakhophi angaphezu kuka-350," Umphathi uNik Fletcher ukuqinisekisile. “Usuku lokuqala belulukhulu futhi ngoLwesithathu uhlelo lokusebenza lwaba luhamba phambili kuma-App Stores emhlabeni jikelele. Impendulo yayingakholeki.”

Esinye isizathu sokuthi kungani isicelo, esakhiwa abathuthukisi abavela ku-Impending kanye no-Milen Džumerov ngaphezu kwe-studio eyaziwayo ye-Realmac Software, sathembisa impumelelo inani elibekiwe. Ngaphansi kwedola, ngisho nalabo ababefuna nje ukuthinta Sula futhi bazame bathenge uhlelo. “Sibone sengathi u-69 pence (99 cents) uyinani eligculisayo. Kwezinye izigaba zentuthuko, sike sabheka ukuthi kufanele yini sikugcine kucacile, kodwa ekugcineni umuzwa wakhona ukuze kamuva sitshele abantu ukuthi lesi sicelo siyifanele imali,” UFletcher uthe.

Futhi abantu babefuna ukwazi ngempela. Phela, isampula ividiyo ukuthi wakhululwa phakathi noJanuwari, ibukwe ababukeli abangaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezingu-800. Umphumela wukuthi kuze kube manje i-Clear izuze ngaphezu kwamaphawundi angu-169 (cishe imiqhele eyizigidi ezingu-5), kuyilapho i-30%, ethathwa yi-Apple, isivele idonswa kule mali. Ukuduma kohlu olusha lwezinto zokwenziwa kufakazelwa nawukuthi cishe abasebenzisi abangu-3 be-Clear balunikeze isipho kubangani babo, okusho ukuthi abantu abagcini nje ngokuncoma uhlelo lokusebenza, kodwa futhi bazimisele ukulikhokhela futhi.

Ngasikhathi sinye, ukuza ku-App Store nohlelo lokusebenza "nje" olubhala phansi imisebenzi futhi ukuvuna impumelelo enjalo angeke kube umsebenzi wenhlanhla. Kunokuncintisana okuningi ku-App Store yazo zonke izinhlobo zabahleli nabaphathi bemisebenzi, ngakho-ke abathuthukisi be-Clear bekumele beze nento entsha. “Ngaphambi kukaKhisimusi, u-Milen no-Impending baxoxe ngephrojekthi entsha futhi saba nemibono emine etafuleni. Sibe sesihlanganisa amaningana sawenza olulodwa kwase kwakhiwa uhlu lwezinto okufanele zenziwe." kwembula uFletcher.

"Yebo, sekunamakhulu ezicelo ezifanayo ku-App Store, ngakho-ke bekufanele sithathe indlela ehlukile kuyo yonke into. Sithe sifuna idizayini elula, sabe sesiqala ukususa izinto ezingaphezulu," kusho uFletcher. Njengomphumela, i-Sula ayikwazi ukwenza okungaphezu kokurekhoda umsebenzi bese uwumaka lapho usuqediwe. Awekho amadethi, awekho izexwayiso, awekho amanothi, vele ubeke phambili. “Yonke into encane kumele ibe nezizathu zayo esicelweni. Sixoxe ngayo yonke imininingwane ngokuningiliziwe."

Ngemuva kwempumelelo enjalo kuma-iPhones, kwaphakama imibuzo ngokushesha, yebo, ukuthi ngabe abathuthukisi balungiselela inguqulo ye-iPad noma ye-Mac, ngoba ukungabikho njalo kwezinguqulo zamanye amadivaysi okwenza ezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza zihlupheke. UFletcher akafunanga ukucacisa, kodwa waveza ukuthi ezinye izinguqulo zisendleleni. "Sisebenzisa amanye amadivaysi e-Apple ngokwethu futhi ngokuyinhloko siyinkampani yesoftware ye-Mac, ngakho-ke sifuna ukusebenzisa imininingwane ye-Sula kwenye indawo," washo futhi wengeza ukuthi isibuyekezo senguqulo ye-iPhone siyeza, kodwa akafunanga ukukhuluma ngezindaba ezikuyo.

“Okwamanje, sigxile kumadivayisi e-Apple, yize sivulekele nakwezinye izinkundla. Kumayelana nokuthi singakwazi yini ukudlulisa okuhlangenwe nakho kusuka ku-iPhone khona kanye lapho." UFletcher wengeza. Ngakho-ke kungenzeka ukuthi ngolunye usuku sizobona i-Sula ye-Android noma i-Windows Phone futhi.

Umthombo: I-Guardian.co.uk
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