U-Vratislav Holub Kule kholamu evamile, nsuku zonke sibheka izindaba ezithakazelisayo kakhulu eziphathelene nenkampani yaseCalifornia i-Apple. Lapha sigxila kuphela ezenzakalweni eziyinhloko kanye nokuqagela okukhethiwe (okuthakazelisayo). Ngakho-ke uma unentshisekelo ezenzakalweni zamanje futhi ufuna ukwaziswa ngezwe lama-apula, nakanjani chitha imizuzu embalwa ezigabeni ezilandelayo.
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Pavel Jelic I-China izophela maduze nje njengemboni enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni
Uma sibheka noma yimuphi umkhiqizo emhlabeni wanamuhla, kungenzeka sithole ilebula yesithonjana kuwo Made in China. Izinto eziningi ezimakethe zenziwa kuleli zwe elisempumalanga, elinikeza abasebenzi abaningi futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, abasebenzi abashibhile. Ngisho nezingcingo zakwa-Apple ngokwazo ziphethe inothi elishoyo ukuthi yize zakhiwe eCalifornia, zahlanganiswa ngabasebenzi baseChina. Ngakho-ke iChina ngokungangabazeki iyimboni enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni.
Esondelene kakhulu ne-Apple inkampani yaseTaiwan i-Foxconn, emele uzakwethu omkhulu kunabo bonke ochungechungeni lokuhlinzekwa kwama-apula. Ezinyangeni ezisanda kwedlula, sibone uhlobo lokwandiswa kwale nkampani kusuka eChina kuya kwamanye amazwe, ikakhulukazi eNdiya naseVietnam. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ilungu lebhodi u-Young Liu uphawule ngesimo samanje, ngokusho ukuthi i-China ngeke isamela ifektri enkulu kunazo zonke eshiwo ngenhla emhlabeni. Ube esenezela ukuthi kowamanqamu akusho lutho nokuthi ubani ozongena esikhundleni sakhe, njengoba isabelo sizosatshalaliswa ngokulinganayo phakathi kwe-India, i-Southeast Asia noma i-America, nokudala uhlelo lwemvelo oluphelele. Kodwa-ke, i-China ihlala iyindawo ebalulekile kuyo yonke inkampani futhi akukho mnyakazo osheshayo.
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U-Liu noFoxconn kungenzeka baphendule empini yezohwebo phakathi kwe-United States ne-People's Republic of China, lapho ubudlelwano bebubanda kakhulu. Ekuqaleni kwaleli sonto, siphinde sakwazisa ukuthi iFoxconn isiqale ukuqashwa kwabasebenzi besizini yakudala ukuze basize ekukhiqizeni izingcingo ezilindelekile ze-iPhone 12.
Imakethe yama-smartphone iyantengantenga, kepha i-iPhone ibone ukukhula konyaka nonyaka
Ngeshwa, kulo nyaka sikhungethwe ubhubhane olwaziwayo emhlabeni jikelele lwe-COVID-19. Ngenxa yalokhu, abafundi kwadingeka bathuthele ekufundiseni emakhaya, futhi izinkampani zashintshela emahhovisi asekhaya noma zavalwa. Ngakho-ke, kuyaqondakala ukuthi abantu baqala ukonga kakhulu futhi bayeka ukusebenzisa. Namuhla sithole idatha entsha evela ejensi Canalys, ezidingida ukuthengiswa kwama-smartphone e-United States.
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Imakethe ye-smartphone ngokwayo ibone ukwehla kokuthengiswa ngenxa yalolu bhubhane olushiwo ngenhla, oluqondakalayo. Kunoma ikuphi, i-Apple ikwazile ukubamba ukukhuphuka konyaka ngo-10% kwikota yesibili yalo nyaka. Ngokuqondile, sekuthengiswe ama-iPhones ayizigidi eziyi-15, okuyirekhodi elisha le-Apple elize lahlula abathengisi bangaphambilini, okungukuthi i-iPhone XR yangonyaka odlule. I-iPhone SE yesizukulwane sesibili eshibhile kufanele ibe ngemuva kwempumelelo. U-Apple wethule emakethe ngesikhathi esihle kakhulu, lapho abantu bencamela imikhiqizo enikeza umculo omningi ngemali encane. Imodeli ye-SE iyodwa ibalwe ingxenye eyodwa yayo yonke imakethe yama-smartphone.
Inselele entsha iphokophele kokuthi Umsebenzi on Watch
I-Apple Watch idume ngendlela emangalisayo phakathi kwabasebenzisi futhi ingelinye lamawashi ahlakaniphile ahamba phambili. Umdondoshiya waseCalifornia ugqugquzela ngokuphelele abathandi bama-apula ukuthi badlule ku-Apple Watch, ikakhulukazi ngokuvala imibuthano ngayinye. Ngezikhathi ezithile, singaphinde sijabulele enye inselele, ngokuvamile efika ngokuphathelene nomcimbi othile. Kulokhu, i-Apple isilungiselele omunye umsebenzi wokugubha amapaki kazwelonke, ehlelelwe u-Agasti 30.
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Ukuze siqedele inselele, kuzodingeka siqedele umsebenzi olula. Kuyokwanela uma sizivocavoca futhi siziphathele ukuhamba ngezinyawo, ukuhamba noma ukugijima. Isihluthulelo ngalesi sikhathi yibanga, okufanele libe okungenani amakhilomitha angu-1,6. Abasebenzisi besihlalo esinamasondo bazokwazi ukuvala leli banga ngesihlalo sabakhubazekile. Kodwa kungaba inselele enjani uma singatholi lutho ngokuyiqeda. Njengokujwayelekile, i-Apple isilungiselele ibheji elihle nezitikha ezine ezimangalisayo ze-iMessage neFaceTime.
U-Apple ulahlekelwe yicala futhi kuzofanele akhokhe u-$506 million
I-PanOptis isivele isikhanyisele i-Apple ngonyaka odlule. Ngokwecala lokuqala, umdondoshiya waseCalifornia wephule ngamabomu amalungelo obunikazi ayisikhombisa, inkampani ewacelela imali eyanele yamalayisensi. Inkantolo ivune i-PanOptis ngalolu daba, njengoba i-Apple ingenzanga lutho ukuphikisa izimangalo zenkampani. Umdondoshiya waseCalifornia uzokhokha izigidi ezingama-506 zamadola, okungukuthi imiqhele engaphezudlwana kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-11, ngezimali ezishiwo ngenhla.
Ukwephulwa kwelungelo lobunikazi kusebenza kuyo yonke imikhiqizo ehlinzeka ngoxhumo lwe-LTE. Kodwa yonke ingxabano iyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu, ngoba asizange sikhulume ngodaba olulodwa olubalulekile kuze kube manje. I-PanOptis, ephumelele ecaleni layo, ayilutho ngaphandle kwe-patent troll. Izinkampani ezinjalo azenzi lutho futhi zithenga amalungelo obunikazi athile kuphela, ngosizo lawo kamuva zenza imali ezinkampanini ezicebile ngamacala omthetho. Ngaphezu kwalokho, icala lafakwa engxenyeni esempumalanga yesifunda saseTexas, okuyinto, ngendlela, ipharadesi lama-troll okukhulunywe ngawo ngenhla. Ngalesi sizathu, i-Apple ngaphambilini yavala zonke izitolo zayo endaweni enikeziwe.
Igalari yezithombe
Ukuthi umdondoshiya waseCalifornia uzokhokha ngempela yini imali ngenxa yaleli cala akucaci okwamanje. Yize inkantolo yaseTexas ivune i-PanOptis, kungalindeleka ukuthi i-Apple izosiphikisa isinqumo futhi yonke ingxabano izoqhubeka.
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Benjamin Levicek 