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Kuyamangaza umyalezo kusukela ekuqaleni kwesonto mayelana nezinkinga ezinkulu zezezimali zenkampani ekhiqiza amasafire i-GT Advanced Technologies kubonakala kunesizathu esicacile - ukuncika kwe-GT ebudlelwaneni bayo ne-Apple. Ngokusho kwe-WSJ, ubambe inkokhelo yokugcina yenkontileka engu-$139 million ngaphambi nje kokuthi i-GT ifake isicelo sokuqothuka.

Bekufanele kube isitolimende sokugcina sengqikithi yamaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-578 lapho i-Apple ne-GT Advanced bavuma ngonyaka odlule lapho kuphothulwa isivumelwano sokubambisana sesikhathi eside. Kodwa-ke, le mali eshiwo ngenhla engu-$139 million bekungafanele ifike kuma-akhawunti e-GT ekugcineni, futhi inkampani yafaka isicelo sokuvikelwa kwabakweletwayo ngoMsombuluko.

Ngokusobala, umenzi wesafire uchithe imali elinganiselwa ezigidini ezingama-248 zamarandi engxenyeni eyodwa, kodwa nokho wehlulekile ukuhlangabezana neshejuli abevumelana ngayo ne-Apple futhi ngenxa yalokho waphuthelwa isitolimende sokugcina. Lapha, i-GT ibheje yonke into ngokubambisana ne-Apple, futhi ekugcineni yakhokha.

I-Apple yangena ezinkontilekeni ezikhethekile ne-GT Advanced, evimbe umkhiqizi wesafire ekuthengiseni imikhiqizo ngobuningi kwezinye izinkampani. Ngokuphambene nalokho, i-Apple yayingaphoqelekile ukuthi ithenge isafire kwa-GT uma ingenasithakazelo. Ukubheja ngokubambisana cishe okukhethekile ne-Apple ngokusobala akuzange kuphumelele. Isitoko se-GT sehle ngemuva kokufaka isicelo sokuvikelwa kwabakweletayo, futhi manje isihweba cishe ngo-$1,5 ngesheya. Ngonyaka odlule nje, inani labo lalingaphezu kwamadola ayi-10.

Yize kungakaziwa kahle kahle ukuthi yini imbangela yokuqothuka kungazelelwe kwe-GT Advanced, umqondisi wayo omkhulu uThomas Gutierrez uthengise amasheya ayizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalolunye ale nkampani anenani eliphelele lika-$160 ngosuku olwandulela ukwethulwa kwama-iPhones amasha. Ngaleso sikhathi, intengo yabo yayingaphezu kwe-$ 17, kodwa ngemva kokwethulwa kwama-iPhones amasha, ayengenayo imibukiso yesafire, njengoba abanye babelindele, ehle yaba ngaphansi kuka-$15.

Ngaleso sikhathi, i-GT iphinde yaphinda kabili inani lentengo yayo ezinyangeni eziyishumi nambili ezedlule, lapho abanikazi bamasheya bekholelwa ukuthi umfelandawonye ne-Apple uzophumelela. Ngokwesitatimende sale nkampani, kwakuyindali eyayihleliwe eyasungulwa ngoMashi walo nyaka, kodwa alikho iphethini elitholakala ekuthengisweni kwamasheya kaGutierrez. NgoMeyi, Juni noJulayi, i-CEO ye-GT yayihlala ithengisa amasheya phakathi nezinsuku ezintathu zokuqala, kodwa yahlala ingasebenzi kwaze kwaba uSepthemba 8.

Ezinsukwini ezintathu ngaphambi kokwethulwa kwama-iPhones amasha, wathola amasheya acishe abe ngu-16, iningi lawo awathengisa kamuva. Kusukela ngoFebhuwari walo nyaka, usethengise cishe izinkulungwane ezingama-700 ngemali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-10 zamaRandi. I-GT inqabile ukuphawula ngalolu daba.

Kodwa-ke, ngokwezindaba zakamuva, ukuqothuka kwe-GT Advanced Technologies akufanele kuthinte ukukhiqizwa kwe-Apple Watch, esebenzisa isafire ekuboniseni kwayo. I-Apple ingathatha namasafire alo sayizi kwabanye abakhiqizi, ayincikile ku-GT.

Umthombo: I-WSJ (2)
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