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Akungabazeki ukuthi i-Apple isakhula ngisho nasezinyangeni ezedlule. Bayakufakazisa izinombolo zokuthengisa zama-iPhone amasha i imiphumela yezezimali engxenyeni yokugcina ka-2014. Kulabo, inkampani yaseCalifornian yayingaziqhayisa ngekota ephumelele kakhulu emlandweni, kodwa igcine impumelelo eyodwa ngokwayo. Ngokusho kwe-Standard & Poor's, i-Apple yephule irekhodi lenzuzo ephezulu kakhulu ngekota.

Ikota yasebusika, ebizwa yi-Apple njenge-Q1 2015, ilethe isamba semali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-18 yenzuzo kumenzi we-iPhone. Lokhu kungaphezu kwanoma iyiphi enye inkampani engeyona ekahulumeni eye yazuza kuze kube yileso sikhathi. Irekhodi langaphambilini laliphethwe i-Gazprom ye-Russian energy giant nge-16,2 billion, ilandelwa eduze nenye inkampani yamandla, i-ExxonMobil, enezigidigidi ezingu-15,9 zekota.

Inani lama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-18 (imiqhele eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-442) lisho ukuthi i-Apple ithole isilinganiso samadola ayizigidi ezingu-8,3 ngehora. Futhi kungaphezulu kwalokho okuzuzwe yi-Google ne-Microsoft - inzuzo yabo ngekota yokugcina injalo ndawonye 12,2 billion dollars. Uma sifuna ukubeka inzuzo yama-apula endaweni yaseCzech ngokuseduze ngangokunokwenzeka, ingafanelana nesabelomali sonke senhloko-dolobha yasePrague ngo-2014. Izikhathi eziyishumi.

Impumelelo eyingqayizivele ye-Apple ibangelwa kakhulu ukuthengiswa kwesizukulwane esisha se-iPhone. Amafoni anama-diagonal amakhulu, i-iPhone 6 kanye ne-6 Plus, lapho ingxenye yomphakathi ekuqaleni wawungabaza, ahlangabezane nokuduma okukhulu phakathi kwamakhasimende futhi aletha izibalo zokuthengiswa kwamarekhodi ngaphakathi kwesigaba somkhiqizo. Phakathi kwezinye izinto ezintsha ezethulwe engxenyeni yokugcina, sithola futhi iPad Air 2, I-iMac ene-retina display noma iwashi I-Apple Watch, ezisalinde ukuthengiswa.

Umthombo: I-TechCrunch, Microsoft, -Google, I-iDNES
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