Ngokungena kuka-2016, kwenzeka kaningi lokho "konyaka omusha, impilo entsha", noma cha. Inani lemakethe yamasheya lika-Apple lehle unyaka nonyaka okokuqala ngqa selokhu kwaba ngaphansi kuka-2008. Yize ukuwa kungashubile futhi kungakhombisi isizathu sokukhathazeka emahhovisi aseCupertino, yize kuyiqiniso ukuthi inani lalo lehle ngamaphesenti angu-4,64 uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule kusukela ngosuku lokuqala lukaJanuwari. Amaphesenti amancane, kepha ngesigqi esihle inkampani ebikuso cishe iminyaka eyishumi edlule, lokhu kwehla okuncane kunani lazo kuyizindaba.
Kodwa-ke, ngaphandle kokuthi inani lamaphesenti lincane, lokhu kusho ukwehla kwenzuzo okungama- $ 600.000 nokulahleka okuphelele kwenani lama- $ 1.000 billion, kusuka ekubeni nenani lebhizinisi lezigidi ezingama-57.000 amadola kulo nyaka i-2016, ngenkathi iwushiya ngonyaka owedlule ngalesi sikhathi kwizigidi ezingama-58.000. Iqiniso ukuthi ukuhlukahluka kubonakala kukuncane, kepha uma sicabanga ngezinto ezingenziwa ngalelo nani lemali, kuveza umuzwa ongajwayelekile we-vertigo engachazeki. Imali ephathwa izinkampani ezinkulu ithinta izindawo eziningi zomphakathi jikelele, lezi zibalo ze-stratospheric zingamangaza noma ngubani.
Kodwa-ke, njengoba kubikiwe Reuters ngomsebenzi wakho wokucwaninga, Amaphesenti ama-83 wabathengi avumela amasheya akwa-Apple futhi abakuncomi ukuzithengisa nokho okwamanje. Ngokusobala lokhu kuzungeze izibikezelo zokuthengiswa kwe-iPhone 6s, kepha akusizo izindaba ezethusayo noma ezimangazayo. Lo nyaka uzoba ngukhiye omncane, njengoba kuba njalo ngonyaka lapho i-iPhone iguqula inombolo futhi ishiye "ama", ngoba sizosebenzisa unyaka wonke silinde i-iPhone entsha, sishiya amadivayisi we-Apple eceleni kancane.