Kusukela emlandweni we-Apple: I-Apple ngaphandle kwesikweletu

Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa nje ngemva koSuku Lwezithandani ngo-2004, lowo owayeyi-CEO yakwa-Apple uSteve Jobs uthumela umyalezo wangaphakathi kubasebenzi bale nkampani ememezela ukuthi inkampani yakwaCupertino ayinaso isikweletu ngokuphelele okokuqala ngqa eminyakeni edlule.

"Namuhla, ngandlela thile, usuku oluyingqophamlando enkampanini yethu," kubhala uJobs emzuliswaneni oshiwo ngenhla. Kuphawule ushintsho oluphawulekayo nolukhulu ngempela kusukela esikhathini esinzima sawo-90, lapho i-Apple yayinezikweletu ezingaphezu kwesigidigidi esi- $1 futhi yayisisonqenqemeni lokuqothuka. Ukuthola isimo sokungabi nazikweletu bekuyinto esemthethweni ye-Apple. Ngaleso sikhathi, inkampani isivele inemali eyanele ebhange ukuze ikhokhe kalula isikweletu esisele. Ngo-2004, i-Apple yayisikhiphe ikhompuyutha yokuqala ye-iMac, i-laptop enemibala efanayo ye-iBook kanye nesidlali somculo se-iPod esidala. UCupertino uphinde wabona kwethulwa Isitolo se-iTunes, ebesisendleleni yokushintsha imboni yomculo.

I-Apple isishintshe ngokusobala inkambo futhi yaqonda endleleni efanele. Kodwa-ke, ukusebenzisa imali engu-$300 million ukukhokha isikweletu sakamuva kufakazele ukunqoba okungokomfanekiso. Lowo owayeyi-CFO ka-Apple ngaleso sikhathi uFred Anderson, owayesezothatha umhlalaphansi, uziqinisekisile lezi zindaba.

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I-Apple iveze izinhlelo zayo zokukhokha isikweletu eyasithatha ngo-1994 ekugcwaliseni kwe-SEC ngoFebhuwari 10, 2004. “INkampani njengamanje inesikweletu esisilele samaphepha angavikelekile anenani eliphelele lika-US$300 elinenzalo engu-6,5%, eyakhishwa ekuqaleni ngo-1994. ye-par, emele isivuno esisebenzayo ekuvuthweni esingu-99,925%. Amanothi, kanye nenzuzo ehlehlisiwe elinganiselwa ku-US$6,51 wezigidi zenzuzo ehlehlisiwe ekushintshaneni kwezinga lenzalo okungenwe kukho, avuthwa ngoFebhruwari 1,5 futhi ngenxa yalokho ahlukaniswa njengesikweletu sesikhathi esifushane kusukela ngo-December 2004, 27. Inkampani njengamanje ilindele ukuthi izosebenzisa amabhalansi emali akhona ukukhokha lawa mabhondi uma sekufanele ikhokhwe." I-imeyili yeMisebenzi eya kubasebenzi bakwa-Apple iphinde iveze ukuthi inkampani yayinezigidigidi ezingama- $ 2004 ebhange kusukela ngoFebhuwari 4,8. Namuhla, i-Apple igcina inqwaba yemali egciniwe, nakuba izimali zayo nazo zakhiwe ngendlela yokuthi inkampani iphinde ithwale isamba esikhulu sezikweletu.

Ngo-2004, i-Apple yayinenzuzo cishe iminyaka eyisithupha. Lolu shintsho lwenzeka ekuqaleni kuka-1998, lapho Imisebenzi ishaqisa ababehambele iMacworld Expo eSan Francisco ngokumemezela ukuthi i-Apple yenza imali futhi. Ngaphambi kokuqala kokululama okukhulu, ingcebo yenkampani yawa izikhathi eziningana futhi yavuka izikhathi eziningana. Kodwa-ke, uCupertino uphinde wabhekisa amabombo phezulu kwezobuchwepheshe. Ukukhokha isikweletu esisele sika-Apple ngoFebhuwari 2004 kwaqinisekisa lokhu kuphela.