Amaya Toman Namuhla, iningi labasebenzisi cishe selivele lilalele umculo kuma-iPhone abo, ikakhulukazi ngezinsizakalo zokusakaza. Kodwa kwakungenjalo ngaso sonke isikhathi, futhi okwesikhashana ama-iPod e-Apple ayethandwa ngempela. Lokhu kwaba njalo, isibonelo, ngoJanuwari 2005, lapho ukuthengiswa kwalo mdlali odumile kufinyelela izinombolo ezirekhodiwe ngempela.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Ezinyangeni ezintathu ezedlule, kanye nokuthengiswa kukaKhisimusi kwe-iPod kanye nesidingo esikhulu se-iBook yakamuva, kubonwe inzuzo ye-Apple iphindwe kane. Inkampani yaseCupertino, ngaleso sikhathi eyayingasenayo inkinga yokushicilela idatha ethile ngenani lemikhiqizo yayo edayisiwe, yaqhosha ngodumo olufanele ngokuthi ikwazile ukuthengisa irekhodi lama-iPod ayizigidi eziyishumi. Ukuduma okukhuphukayo kwabadlali bomculo kube yimbangela yenzuzo enkulu kakhulu ye-Apple. Inani lenzuzo elenziwe i-Apple ngaleso sikhathi alithusi neze namuhla, kodwa limangaze abantu abaningi ngaleso sikhathi.
Ngo-2005, kwakungeke kwenzeke ukuthi kuthiwe i-Apple yayiphezulu. Abaphathi benkampani bazama ukwakha bese begcina isikhundla esingcono kakhulu emakethe, futhi wonke umuntu wayesenezinkumbulo ezicacile zokuthi inkampani yafika kanjani onqenqemeni lokuwa engxenyeni yesibili ye-nineties. Kodwa ngoJanuwari 12, 2005, njengengxenye yokumemezela imiphumela yayo yezezimali, i-Apple yembula ngokuzigqaja okufanele nefanele ukuthi ikwazile ukuzuza inzuzo eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-3,49 zamaRandi ngekota edlule, okuwukunyuka okukhulu kwama-75% kwikota efanayo edlule. unyaka . Isamba semali engenayo yekota ifinyelele irekhodi lamaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-295, inyuke ngamaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-63 ukusuka engxenyeni efanayo ngo-2004.
Isihluthulelo sale miphumela edidayo ikakhulukazi kwaba impumelelo emangalisayo ye-iPod. Umdlali omncane waba yisidingo kubantu abaningi, ungakubona kubaculi, osaziwayo nabanye abantu abadumile, futhi i-Apple yakwazi ukulawula u-65% wemakethe yesidlali somculo ephathekayo nge-iPod.
Kodwa kwakungeyona nje inkinga ye-iPod. Ngokusobala i-Apple yanquma ukungazishiyi lutho futhi yangena emanzini embonini yomculo ngesitolo sayo somculo se-iTunes, ngaleso sikhathi esasimele indlela entsha ngokuphelele yokuthengisa umculo. Kodwa izitolo zakwa-Apple ezibhalwe ngezitini nodaka nazo zaba nokukhula, kwavulwa negatsha lokuqala ngaphandle kwase-United States. Ukuthengiswa kwe-Mac nakho kwakukhuphuka, isibonelo i-iBook G4 eshiwo, kodwa futhi i-iMac G5 enamandla yajabulela ukuthandwa okukhulu.
Isikhathi lapho i-Apple iqopha ukuthengiswa kwamarekhodi e-iPod yayo yayithakazelisa hhayi kuphela ngenxa yempumelelo yomdlali, kodwa nangenxa yendlela inkampani ekwazi ngayo ukuthola amaphuzu abalulekile emikhakheni eminingana ngesikhathi esisodwa - okuhlanganisa nezindawo lapho yayisanda kufika.
Igalari yezithombe
Umthombo: Ihlelo le-Mac, umthombo wesithombe segalari: I-Apple (nge-Wayback Machine)
