Okukhulu kakhulu ohlwini lwe-AirPods, i-Apple's AirPods Max, kubonakala sengathi ihlushwa yizinkinga zokuhlinzekwa, ukuba nayo izinsuku zokulethwa phakathi kukaFebhuwari 8 no-15 njengamanje (Izinsuku ezingu-20 ze-AirPods Max? Lokho kuningi kakhulu.) Ukushoda kubonakala kuthinta yonke imibala emihlanu ye-AirPods Max, ngakho-ke akubonakali njengokuthile okungahleliwe kusuka ezicelweni ezithile zemodeli eyodwa etholakalayo.
Njengamanje, uma ufaka i-oda le-AirPods Max nge-Apple Store Online, inkampani ithi ungalindela ukuthi lelo oda lifike ngesinye isikhathi ngesonto lesibili likaFebhuwari. Uma ufuna ukuthola i-AirPods Max ngaphambi kwalokho, ungazama inhlanhla yakho esitolo se-Apple, kodwa ngisho nokutholakala ezitolo ezibonakalayo emadolobheni amaningi amakhulu kunqunyelwe okwamanje. Futhi kwezinye izindawo ezifana ne-Amazon babonakala benesitoko esincane, lapho ama-AirPods Max amasha azolethwa phakathi maphakathi noFebhuwari kuze kube sekupheleni kukaMashi.
Asikho isizathu esisobala sokuthi izikhathi zokuthumela ze-AirPods Max zibambezeleke amasonto amathathu ukusuka kuma-oda ngesonto eledlule. Ukulandela imikhawulo ethile yesitoko ngemuva kokukhishwa kwayo kokuqala, i-AirPods Max isitholakala kalula kuzo zombili izitolo ze-Apple nezangaphandle.
I-AirPods Max ikhishwe okokuqala ngoDisemba 2020, ngakho-ke kufanele ibuyekezwe ngamazinga we-Apple. Ngezinye izikhathi, futhi njengoba amahemuhemu edla, lokhu kwehliswa kwesitoko kungazelelwe kungaba inkomba yokuthi isibuyekezo somkhiqizo singase sifike noma nini. Umhlaziyi we-Apple othembekile uMing-Chi Kuo usanda kubika ukuthi i-Apple ifunda inguqulo yesizukulwane sesibili se-AirPods Max, kodwa ukukhishwa akulindelekile kuze kube isikhathi esithile ngo-2024.
Okunye okungenzeka ukuthi i-Apple ayihleli isibuyekezo esigcwele ku-AirPods Max ngokushesha, kodwa kunalokho ohlela ukwethula imibala emishas (nalezo ezikwazile ukuhlungwa noma zikhonjiswe ezincwadini, zishiya okuningi okufanele zifiswe. Asethembe ukuthi azizona lezi). Lokho kungachaza ukuthi kungani ukunikezwa kukhawulelwe njengamanje., ngaphandle kokukhululwa okuseduze kwesizukulwane sesibili. Lezi zinguquko zemibala yinto esibone i-Apple iyenza neminye imikhiqizo, njengamabhendi e-Apple Watch ne-HomePod mini.
Kepha okwamanje, ngeke senze lutho olukhulu mayelana nokubambezeleka ekuthumeleni i-AirPods Max. Kungenzeka ukuthi i-hiccup ye-supply chain i-Apple ezoyilungisa maduze. Noma kunjalo, Uma ucabanga ukuthenga eminye futhi ungaqiniseki ukuthi ufuna imibala emisha, linda izinsuku ezimbalwa ukubona ukuthi ukuthunyelwa kuxazululiwe noma inzwabethi yokuvuselela izokwazi ukuthola amandla amaningi.