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Akubanga kudala lapho ulayini ngaphandle kwe-Apple Story beyingxenye ebalulekile yokwethulwa kwemikhiqizo emisha ye-Apple. Abalandeli abazinikele, abangazange bangabaze ukuchitha ubusuku phambi kwesitolo, babeyisihloko esibongayo kwabezindaba kanye nenhloso ethandwayo kulabo ukuzinikela okufanayo kumkhiqizo noma umkhiqizo kwakungaqondakali. Ngokuthandwa okukhulayo koku-oda ku-inthanethi kanye nokulethwa kwasekhaya (kanye nezinyathelo ezihlobene nobhubhane lwe-COVID-19), olayini ngaphandle kwezitolo zama-apula kancane kodwa ngokuqinisekile bayinto yesikhathi esidlule. Engxenyeni yanamuhla yochungechunge emlandweni we-Apple, sikhumbula ukuthi kwakunjani ukuqala ukuthengisa i-iPhone yokuqala.

I-iPhone yokuqala yaqala ukudayiswa e-United States ngo-June 29, 2007. Naphezu kokubhekana nokungabaza okukhulu okuvela ezindaweni eziningana ngemva kokwethulwa kwayo, kwakukhona inani elikhulu lalabo ababejabule nge-smartphone yokuqala ye-Apple. Imigqa emide eyaqala ukwakheka phambi kweNdaba yakwa-Apple ngaphambi kokwethulwa kwe-iPhone yokuqala yaba isihloko esikhangayo ezintathelini, futhi izithombe namavidiyo azo asheshe ahamba emhlabeni wonke. Ngenkathi ngawo-2001, i-Apple ayikwazanga ukuziqhayisa ngenani lezivakashi emagatsheni ayo (noma amakhona e-Apple ekusungulweni kwabanye abathengisi - i-Apple Store yokuqala yavulwa kuphela ngo-2007), ngo-XNUMX konke kwase kuhlukile. Ngesikhathi kwethulwa i-iPhone yokuqala, inani lamagatsha e-Apple Store emazweni ahlukahlukene lase liqale ukukhula ngokunethezeka, futhi abantu baya kubo hhayi nje ukuthenga, kodwa futhi ukusebenzisa izinsizakalo zesevisi noma ukumane bajabulele ukubuka izinhlobonhlobo ezihlukahlukene. Imikhiqizo ye-apula.

Ngosuku lapho i-iPhone yokuqala ithengiswa khona, abezindaba hhayi e-United States kuphela baqala ukubika ngemigqa emide yabathengi abazimisele, eyaqala ukwakha phambi kwezitolo eziningi zokuthengisa zohlobo lwe-Apple. Izingosi zezindaba zilethe izitatimende ezivela kubasekeli be-Apple abaqinile abangangabazi ukuthulula isifuba kukhamera ukuthi sebelinde i-iPhone isikhathi esingaphezu kosuku. ABANTU baziphathele ezabo izihlalo ezisongwayo, omata, izikhwama zokulala namatende phambi kwezitolo zakwa-Apple. Bachaza umkhathi njengonobungane nezenhlalo.

Intshisekelo ku-iPhone yokuqala yayinkulu ngempela, futhi i-Apple yalinganisela inani lama-smartphones ikhasimende elilodwa elingawathenga kube amabili nje kuphela. I-AT&T ikhiphe idivayisi eyodwa kuphela kumuntu oyedwa. Cishe akusho ukuthi lezi zinyathelo zibe nomthelela omkhulu ekwandiseni intshisekelo ku-smartphone yokuqala ye-Apple. Njengoba sishilo ekuqaleni kwesihloko, akuwona wonke umuntu owabelane ngentshiseko engenamkhawulo ye-iPhone entsha. Kube nedlanzana lalabo ababikezela isiphetho esifanayo se-iPhone eyehlela ikhonsoli ye-Bandai Pippin, ikhamera yedijithali ye-QuickTake, i-Newton Message Pad PDA noma ngisho noxhaxha lwezindawo zokudlela ezihleliwe.

Ukulinda emigqeni kwakungeyona neze into ecasulayo kumakhasimende amaningi - abanye bakuthatha njengomdlalo, abanye njengenhlanhla, ithuba lokukhombisa ukuthi bane-iPhone, kwabanye kwakuyithuba lokuhlangana nabantu abanomqondo ofanayo. Iseva ye-CNN ngaleso sikhathi yayiphethe umbiko ophelele lapho yayichaza khona amakhasimende ahlome ngokuphelele alinde phambi kwe-Apple Store. Omunye wababelindile, uMelanie Rivera, uchaze ngokuzithandela ezintathelini ukuthi abantu bazama kanjani ukwenza ukulindana kube mnandi naphezu kwemvula ngezikhathi ezithile. Abanye abazange bangabaze ukuhwebelana ngezindawo zabo kulayini, abanye bathatha ngenkuthalo ukuhlela uhlelo lohlu lokulinda oluthuthukisiwe. Abantu babelethelwe i-pizza nokunye ukudla okulula kulayini, abanye babenezinhlelo ezinkulu ezixhunywe ekuthengeni i-iPhone yokuqala.

Izintatheli ze-CNN zixoxisane nendoda ngaphandle kwe-Apple Store ku-5th Avenue eyayizocela umshado intombi yayo futhi iyinikeze i-iPhone entsha kulo mcimbi. Kwezinye izindawo nokho bekukhona nababelindile kulayini abangenazo nhlobo izinhlelo zokuthenga i-smartphone entsha. Basebenzise isiphithiphithi sabezindaba ukuze benze izinhloso zabo zibonakale kakhudlwana. Isibonelo kungaba yiqembu lezishoshovu ku-SoHo ezama emgqeni nezibhengezo ezikhuthaza usizo lwesintu lwe-Afrika. Wonke umuntu uhlomule ebumnandini obumayelana nokuthengiswa kwe-iPhone entsha, kubantu abathwebule isixuku esilindile base bethumela izithombe ku-YouTube, noma mhlawumbe abathengisi bokudla abangazange bangabaze ukuhambisa izitendi zabo eduze kolayini ngezizathu zamasu. Isiphithiphithi esimayelana nokwethulwa kokuthengiswa kwe-iPhone yokuqala yasidlula - i-iPhone yokuqala eyadayiswa ngokusemthethweni e-Czech Republic kwakuyimodeli ye-3G. Ukhumbula kanjani ukuqala kokudayiswa kwayo?

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