Vala isikhangiso

Esikhathini sokuqala samazwe, amamodeli amasha angu-4,7 no-5,5-intshi asedayiswe namuhla iPhones 6, ngokulandelana I-6 Plus. Ukuhlasela akusho nje kubathengisi, izinkampani zokuthumela nezokudiliva, kodwa futhi kusevisi nokusekelwa kwe-Apple. Umshini omusha sha ngokuvamile uhambisana nemibuzo eminingi nezinkinga.

Eziningi zazo zingaxazululwa ngocingo noma ngqo kwikhawunta ku-Apple Stores noma ngama-opharetha, kodwa eqoqweni lokuqala lama-iPhones amasha kukhona nezingcezu ezinesici ezingenakugwenywa kumthamo onjalo. Imigqa yokukhiqiza isavumelana nezimo futhi ivumelana nezidingo zobuchwepheshe obusha, ngakho-ke izingcezu ezingaphelele kufanele zilindelwe.

Ngaleso sizathu, kwakhiwa igumbi elikhethekile eCupertino, indlunkulu yenkampani yaseCalifornian, lapho onjiniyela abafanayo abathuthukise i-iPhone entsha betholakala khona. Ngemva kwamahora ambalwa kuqale ukuthengiswa komkhiqizo omusha, balinde izithunywa ezizoletha izingcezu ezibuyisiwe, lapho kubikwe khona inkinga, ezandleni zabo ngqo. "Bazobahlukanisa ukuze babone ukuthi kwenzekani ngokushesha," kusho uMark Wilhelm, owayesebenza enkonzweni yokubuyisela. Ngenxa yokubekwa kwakhe kanye nabanye abasebenzi bangaphambili bemagazini i-Apple Bloomberg ihlanganise ukuthi lonke uhlelo lwe-Apple lusebenza kanjani.

Uhlelo olukhethekile lwadalwa ekupheleni kweminyaka yama-90s futhi lubizwa ngokuthi "ukuhlaziywa kokwehluleka kwenkundla yokuqala" (EFFA), okuhunyushwa ngokukhululekile ngokuthi "ukuhlaziywa kwezingcezu zangaphambili ezinokukhubazeka". Incazelo yokulawula ngokushesha icacile: thola inkinga ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, uze nesixazululo bese usithumela ngokushesha emigqeni yokukhiqiza e-China ukuze ulungise inqubo yokukhiqiza ngokufanele, uma kuyinkinga ye-hardware engaxazululwa ngesikhathi sokukhiqiza. .

[yenza isenzo=”quote”]Uma ungathola inkinga phakathi neviki lokuqala, ingonga izigidi.[/do]

Akuyona nje i-Apple enezinqubo ezifanayo zokuhlola ngokushesha nokuthola izixazululo, kodwa inenzuzo enkulu ezitolo zayo ze-Apple ezenziwe ngezitini nodaka. Imibiko yokuqala yezinkinga ifinyelela eCupertino ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa nje amakhasimende ekhononda kulokho okubizwa nge-Genius Bar, kungaba seNew York, eParis, eTokyo noma kwelinye idolobha lomhlaba. Umshini wokumosha ube usugibela ngokushesha indiza elandelayo ye-FedEx elibangise eCupertino.

Ngakho-ke, onjiniyela be-Apple bangaqala ngokushesha ukucabanga ngekhambi futhi, ngokuya ngenombolo ye-serial, bangakwazi ukulandelela neqembu elithile lomsebenzi elidale i-iPhone enikeziwe noma ingxenye yayo. Ukusebenza kwayo yonke inqubo kwaboniswa ngo-2007, lapho i-Apple ikhipha i-iPhone yokuqala. Amakhasimende aqala ngokushesha ukubuyisela izingcezu ezinesici ezingasebenzi nesikrini sokuthinta. Inkinga yayisesikhala esiseduze nesikhala sendlebe, okubangele ukuthi umjuluko uvuze ngaphakathi ocingweni futhi kufinyelelwe esibukweni.

Ithimba le-EFFA lasabela ngokushesha, lengeza isendlalelo sokuvikela endaweni eboshiwe futhi lathumela lesi sixazululo emigqeni yokukhiqiza, lapho lisebenzisa khona izinyathelo ezifanayo ngokushesha. U-Apple naye washesha ukuphendula odabeni lwesipika. Kuma-iPhones okuqala, kwaba nokushoda komoya kwezinye izikhulumi, ngakho aqhuma ngesikhathi indiza isuka eChina iya e-United States. Onjiniyela benza izimbobo ezimbalwa kuzo futhi inkinga yaxazululeka. U-Apple uphikile umbiko Bloomberg ebhekise kwababengabasebenzi benkampani ukuthi baphawule.

Ithimba le-EFFA linendima ebalulekile ngempela phakathi namasonto okuqala lapho umkhiqizo omusha uthengiswa. Yiqiniso, ukuhlola nokuxazulula izinkinga kuyaqhubeka ezinyangeni ezilandelayo, kodwa ikakhulukazi ekuqaleni, ukuthola nokuxazulula iphutha lokukhiqiza kusenesikhathi kungasindisa inkampani imali enkulu. "Uma ungathola inkinga phakathi nesonto lokuqala noma maduze nje, ingonga izigidi zamaRandi," kusho uWilhelm, manje osephethe ukwesekwa kwamakhasimende ekuqalisweni kwamafu i-Lyve Minds.

Umthombo: Bloomberg
Photo: Wired
.