Ndiyathandabuza ukuba ukusonga iifowuni kuya kuba likamva, kodwa into endiqinisekileyo ngayo kukuba ayisiyiyo into yangoku. Iingxaki zobuchwephesha, zoyilo kunye nexabiso zenza ukuba kube nzima ngolu hlobo lwesixhobo, njengoko i-Galaxy Fold fiasco ibonisile., yasungulwa yi-Samsung kwaye yasuswa ezandleni zabavavanyi bayo bokuqala kwiintsuku nje ezimbalwa kamva.
I-Apple ibonakala icacile ngaloo ndlela, kwaye inkampani iya kuba sele isebenza kwisixhobo sokuqala sokusonga, kodwa ayiyi kuba yi-iPhone, kodwa i-iPad. Ngokutsho kwe-UBS kwinqaku kubatyali-mali bayo, le iPad yokuqala isongelayo inokufika ngo-2020, nangona kunokwenzeka ngakumbi ukuba iya kuba ngo-2021 xa iya kukhutshwa kuluntu.
Emva kwee-fireworks zokuqala ezisongayo ii-smartphones, inyani yeyokuba azizange ziviwe kwakhona. I-Samsung yathatha ubunzima bayo, obekufuneka inyamezele ukusilela okukhulu kwiiyunithi ezingamakhulu ambalwa ezithunyelwe kwiiblogi kunye ne-YouTubers ezisasazwe kwihlabathi jikelele. Iziphene zoyilo kunye neengxaki zobugcisa, ngakumbi ezinxulumene nokuchasana kwesikrini, zikhukulise le terminal entsha eza kutshintsha ilizwe lee-smartphones. Inyani yeyokuba yayiyiprototype engazange ibone ukukhanya kwemini. Emva koku, uHuawei uyibeke ecaleni iHuawei Mate X yakhe entsha, abaza kuphonononga ngokuqinisekileyo ukuze ingalandeli indlela efanayo neSamsung Fold yeSamsung.
Isamsung yeyona nkampani yenze eyona nkqubela phambili ekusongeni izikrini, enenani elikhulu lamalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza kweli candelo alibeka kwindawo ephezulu. I-Apple ikwasebenza kwezi zixhobo, njengoko kungqinwa ngamalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza esele inawo., kodwa kunokwenzeka ukuba kwizikrini kuya kufuneka uxhomekeke kwi-brand yaseKorea. Iinjineli zikaTim Cook zisebenza nzima ukuphuhlisa esi sixhobo sitsha sisongekayo, kodwa kusekho iingxaki ezininzi ekufuneka zisonjululwe.
Ukongeza kwiingxaki zobugcisa, esinye sezona zithintelo ezibalulekileyo ezikhoyo ngoku lixabiso lezi terminals. I-2000 yeedola lixabiso abambalwa abaya kuvuma ukulihlawula kwimarike efana neyee-smartphones, esele ikumaxabiso athintelweyo kubasebenzisi abaninzi, njengoko kuboniswa ziintengiso ezimileyo ezikhomba kumjikelo wokuhlaziya i-terminal. Abasebenzisi be-Apple basetyenziselwa ukuhlala behlawula ngaphezulu kunezinye iimveliso, kodwa nangona kunjalo, elo xabiso lithathwa ngokuba ligqithise ngokutsho kwabahlalutyi.. Zonke ezi ngxaki ziya kuba lula ukusombulula kwisixhobo esinje nge-iPad, kungoko umbono wokubona i-iPad esongelayo kuqala, phambi kwe-iPhone.
I-Apple yayiza kukhupha nini isixhobo sayo sokuqala esisongekayo? Ngokwe-UBS inokufika ngo-2020, nangona kunokwenzeka ukuba kulo nyaka siza kuyibona nje intetho kwaye ayizukufika kude kube ngu-2021., into eyenziwe ngu-Apple ngaphambili kunye nezinye iimveliso ezifana ne-Apple Watch, i-HomePod okanye isiseko se-AirPower esingazange sikhutshwe. I-Apple iya kuzicombulula njani iingxaki ezinye iinkampani ezijongene nazo?