Amaya Toman I-Apple ifinyelele ingqophamlando ethokozisayo engxenyeni yesibili kaMeyi 2010. Ngaleso sikhathi, yakwazi ukudlula imbangi ye-Microsoft futhi ngaleyo ndlela yaba inkampani yesibili ebaluleke kakhulu yezobuchwepheshe emhlabeni.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Zombili izinkampani ezishiwo zazinobudlelwano obuthakazelisa kakhulu phakathi neminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye yekhulu leminyaka elidlule. Iningi lomphakathi lalibhekwa njengezimbangi nezimbangi. Bobabili bazakhele igama eliqinile emkhakheni wezobuchwepheshe, bobabili abasunguli babo kanye nabaqondisi besikhathi eside babeneminyaka efanayo. Zombili lezi zinkampani ziphinde zahlangabezana nezikhathi zokwehla nokwenyuka, yize iziqephu ngazinye zingaqondani ngesikhathi. Kepha kungaba ukudukisa ukubiza iMicrosoft ne-Apple njengezimbangi, ngoba kunezikhathi eziningi esikhathini esidlule lapho bebedingana.
Igalari yezithombe
Ngenkathi uSteve Jobs kufanele ashiye i-Apple ngo-1985, lowo owayengu-CEO uJohn Sculley wazama ukusebenzisana neMicrosoft kwisoftware yeMacs ukuze athole amalayisense obunye ubuchwepheshe bamakhompyutha akwa-Apple - isivumelwano esingazange sigcine ngendlela zombili lezi zinkampani bezinombono wokuqala. Phakathi neminyaka yawo-XNUMX no-XNUMX, i-Apple ne-Microsoft zashintshana ngokugqama kwemboni yezobuchwepheshe. Maphakathi nawo-nineties, ubudlelwane babo bobabili bathatha izilinganiso ezihluke ngokuphelele - i-Apple yayibhekene nenkinga enkulu, futhi enye yezinto ezayisiza kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi kwakuwumjovo wezezimali owanikezwa yi-Microsoft. Nokho, ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, izinto zaphinde zashintsha. I-Apple yaba inkampani enenzuzo futhi, kuyilapho iMicrosoft kufanele ibhekane necala lokungathembeki.
Ekupheleni kukaDisemba 1999, inani lentengo le-Microsoft lalingu-$53,60, kwathi ngemva konyaka lehla laya ku-$20. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, okungazange kwehle ngempela phakathi nenkulungwane entsha yeminyaka kwakuwukubaluleka nokuduma kwe-Apple, inkampani eyayikweleta imikhiqizo namasevisi amasha - kusukela ku-iPod ne-iTunes Music kuya ku-iPhone kuya ku-iPad. Ngo-2010, imali etholwa yi-Apple evela kumadivayisi eselula nasezinsizeni zomculo yayiphindwe kabili kunaleyo yama-Mac. NgoMeyi walo nyaka, inani le-Appel lenyuke laya ku-$222,12 billion, kanti elikaMicrosoft lalingama- $219,18 billion. Ukuphela kwenkampani engaziqhayisa ngenani eliphakeme kune-Apple ngoMeyi 2010 kwakuyi-Exxon Mobil enenani lama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-278,64. Eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili kamuva, i-Apple yakwazi ukweqa umkhawulo womlingo wamadola ayizigidi eziyisigidi ngenani.
