Unyaka ka-2020 unjalo i-atypical njengengakholeki ye-Apple. Imiphumela yezezimali ye-Q4 2020 imemezelwe ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule ikhombisa amarekhodi amaningi emkhakheni wezinsizakalo, kulandela indlela yemiphumela yakamuva. Kodwa-ke, lesi simemezelo sibalulekile njengoba sicwile enkingeni ye-COVID-19 lapho kubonakala khona ukuthi i-Apple ayilahlekelwa ukulahleka okukhulu kwemali. Kuwo Wonke Amakholi Abatshalizimali bakwa-Apple, UTim Cook uqinisekise ukuthi kukhona "izinto ezithokozisayo" ngaphambi kokuphela kuka-2020. Kuyacaca ukuthi ngoNovemba sizoba nesethulo esisha samaMacs amasha ane-Apple Silicon. Kodwa-ke, kungenzeka sibone okunye: ama-AirPod amasha, ama-AirTag alindelwe isikhathi eside, izinsizakalo ezintsha ezifana ne-Apple Fitness +?
UTim Cook, sizobona imikhiqizo eminingi ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka?
Esethulweni sokugcina se- imiphumela yezomnotho kwekota yesine yezimali, i-Apple imemezele imali engenayo ephezulu ye Ama-dollar ayi-64.698, iphakame kancane kunedatha efanele yekota efanayo yezimali ka-2019. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uCook umemezele ukuthi inzuzo enkulu ivela ku-iPhone ngama-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-26.444 kulandelwa izinsizakalo zedijithali ezinamadola ayizigidi eziyi-14.549. Esikhundleni sesithathu, uMc uzohlala nezigidi ezingama-9.032 zamaRandi.
Ngingakutshela ukuthi lo nyaka unezinye izinto ezithokozisayo ezizogcinwa.
Lapho uTim Cook evala ucingo washo lokho onakho ngaphezu kwale migqa. Inhloso ka-Apple nikela "ngokunye okuthokozisayo" kulo nyaka wokuphela konyaka. Izibikezelo ukuthi ngoNovemba sizoba nesisho esisha nama-Macs okuqala nge-Apple Silicon elindelekile. Kodwa-ke, kulowo mcimbi sasikwazi ukubona imikhiqizo emisha efana nama-AirTag alindelekile. Siphinde sabona ukwethulwa kweminye imisebenzi esivele imenyezelwe njenge-Apple Fitness +.
Okucacayo yilokho kukhona i-ace phezulu komkhono ka-Apple futhi kuzoba njalo kula masonto amabili okuqala kaNovemba lapho sizokwazi khona ukuthi isethulo esilandelayo se-Big Apple sizoba nini. Ngaphandle kwemfihlakalo eminingi selokhu sathenjiswa i i-Apple Silicon yokuqala ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka futhi… singoNovemba.