Kusobala ukuthi i-ApplePods yakwa-Apple inika okuningi okuzokhulunywa ngakho ngasekupheleni kuka-2016, okokuqala ngenxa yokukhohlisa kwabasebenzisi abaningi ababone isethulo futhi banethemba lokuthi bazoba sezandleni zabo kungekudala, bese-ke ngenxa yamathemba ambalwa ukuthi lawo abasebenzisi base behambile.kubona ukuthi ukuphela konyaka kuza ngaphandle kokulandela ama-AirPod amasha ezitolo zakwa-Apple futhi lapho konke kubonakala sengathi kulahlekile futhi balinde u-2017, i-Apple yafaka amabhethri futhi yawethula emakethe ngesikhathi esifanele Umkhankaso kaKhisimusi. Kwakusobala ukuthi inkampani uqobo yayinentshisekelo enkulu ekufinyeleleni lezi zinsuku ngomkhiqizo osetafuleni, kodwa akusithina sonke esasicacise ngakho ngemuva kwamahlebezi amaningi ayexwayisa izinkinga kwezinye zezinto zawo nokuthi ekugcineni kubukeka sengathi sekuphelile.
Umphathi omkhulu we-Apple wayevakashele eNew York Stock Exchange (uhambo lweholide nomshana wakhe edolobheni) lapho bembuza uthotho lwemibuzo mayelana nokuthi uKhisimusi uhamba kanjani futhi kusobala ngama-AirPod asanda kukhishwa. Mayelana namaphathi akhe kaKhisimusi washesha ukusho ukuthi konke kuphelele futhi kwenzelwa abakwa-AirPod baphawule ukuthi bayimpumelelo enkulu yokuthengisa. Lesi yisikhathi lapho uCook ephendula khona i-CNBC mayelana nama-AirPod:
OKUSHA: Isikhulu sakwa-Apple uTim Cook utshele abezindaba ze-CNBC ukuthi "kube yiholide elihle kakhulu" futhi ama-headphone amasha enkampani i-Airpod "ayimpumelelo yokubaleka" pic.twitter.com/lDo0Fdw7ym
- CNBC Manje (@CNBCnow) December 28 we-2016
Kuze kube namuhla, esikucacelayo ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kuyaqhubeka ngokuqina ngokugcwele nokuthi izikhathi zokulethwa, okungenani eSpain, zisaphezulu, cishe amasonto ayisithupha wokuthumela, okusho ukuthi ukufunwa kwalawa mahedfoni kungamangalisa noma ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kwawo akusheshi ngendlela esicabanga ngayo. Kunoma ikuphi sizoba nezibalo zokuthengisa zangempela kungekudala futhi njengenjwayelo kulezi zimo okuhle kunakho konke ukuthi abasebenzisi abafuna ukuthenga la ma-AirPods sebekwazi ukukwenza ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka.