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Uma uzwa igama elithi "iPad" kulezi zinsuku, iningi labantu licabanga ngokuzenzakalelayo ngethebhulethi ye-Apple. Kungase kubonakale sengathi leli gama kwakuyisinqumo sokuqala esisobala se-Apple, nokuthi inkampani yeCupertino yayingenankinga nokuqaliswa kwayo. Kodwa iqiniso lalihlukile. Esihlokweni sanamuhla, sizokhumbula ukuthi i-Apple kwadingeka ikhokhe kanjani ukuze ikwazi ukuqamba ngokusemthethweni amaphilisi ayo i-iPad.

Phakathi nengxenye yesibili ka-March 2010, ingxabano yezomthetho phakathi kwe-Apple nenkampani yaseJapane i-Fujitsu mayelana negama le-iPad yaxazululwa ngempumelelo. Ngokuqondile, kwakuwukusetshenziswa kwegama le-iPad e-United States. I-iPad yokuqala yethulwa ngokusemthethweni emhlabeni ekuqaleni kuka-2010. Ithebhulethi evela ku-workshop ye-Apple yayifakwe i-chip ye-A4, inesikrini sokuthinta, izici eziningi ezinhle, futhi ngokushesha yathola ukuthandwa okukhulu. Ngesikhathi ifika ngokusemthethweni emashalofini ezitolo, bambalwa abantu abazi ukuthi i-Apple kufanele ilwele igama layo nenye inkampani.

Kuyamangaza ukuthi i-iPad yakwa-Apple bekungeyona into yokuqala "ehambayo" emlandweni ukuba negama elinjalo. Ngo-2000, idivayisi ebizwa ngokuthi i-iPAD yaphuma ku-workshop ye-Fujitsu inethuba lokuxhuma ku-Wi-Fi, i-Bluetooth, ngesikrini sokuthinta, ukusekela izingcingo ze-VoIP neminye imisebenzi. Kodwa-ke, kwakungewona umshini ohloselwe izimakethe eziningi, kodwa ithuluzi elikhethekile elalihloselwe ukusetshenziswa embonini yokudayisa, ikakhulukazi ngenjongo yokugcina ithrekhi yesitoko nokuthengisa. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-Apple kwakungeyona inkampani yokuqala okwakudingeka iphikisana ngegama elithi iPad. Ngisho neFujitsu ngokwayo kwakudingeka ikulwele, ne-Mag-Tek, eyasebenzisa leli gama ukuze ifake amadivaysi ayo okubethela aphethwe ngesandla.

Ekuqaleni kuka-2009, womabili ama-"iPads" angaphambili ayebonakala engasekho, iHhovisi Lelungelo Lobunikazi lase-US lamemezela ukuthi uphawu lwentengiso lwe-Fujitsu lwe-iPAD lulahliwe. Nokho, abaphathi be-Fujitsu ngokushesha banqume ukuvuselela isicelo sabo futhi babhalise kabusha lolu hlobo. Kepha ngaleso sikhathi, i-Apple yayithatha izinyathelo ezifanayo, njengoba yayilungiselela kancane ukwethula ithebhulethi yayo yokuqala. Ingxabano phakathi kwalezi zinkampani ezimbili ngokuqondakalayo yayingakabi yisikhathi eside.

Umqondisi wophiko lwe-PR lwe-Fujitsu Masahiro Yamane uthe kulo mongo ubona igama i-IPAD njengempahla ye-Fujitsu, kodwa u-Apple wayengeke aliyeke leli gama. Ingxabano, lapho, phakathi kwezinye izinto, imisebenzi kanye namakhono womabili amadivayisi axazululwe kakhulu, ekugcineni yaxazululwa ngokuvuna i-Apple. Kodwa ukuze asebenzise igama le-iPad, kwadingeka akhokhele uFujitsu cishe amaRandi ayizigidi ezine. Bekungekona okokuqala ukuthi i-Apple ilwele igama lomunye wemishini yayo. Kwenye yezingxenye ezindala zochungechunge lwethu emlandweni we-Apple, sibhekane nempi yokusebenzisa igama elithi iPhone.

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