U-Apple ngonyaka odlule umemezele uhlelo lokulungisa imishini lwe-Apple ngezitolo ezizimele e-United States. Kusukela manje, inani lezitolo ezihambisana nale nsizakalo belilokhu likhula. Namuhla, noma yimuphi umsebenzisi womkhiqizo we-Apple angalungisa idivayisi yakhe ezitolo ezingaphezu kwezingu-700.
Vele, lezi zikhungo zobuchwepheshe ezigunyaziwe zingenza kuphela lungisa amadivayisi uma engekho kwiwaranti. Uma ukuphela kungaphandle kwewaranti, okuwukuphela kwendlela yokulungisa idivayisi nge-Apple Store, inqobo nje uma ukulungiswa kuyimbozwa yiwaranti esemthethweni yomkhiqizo.
Lezi zingxoxo zokusebenzela ezigunyaziwe, sebenzisa izingxenye zoqobo ezinikezwe yi-Apple, bathola izifundo zokuqeqeshwa ezivela kule nkampani, ezibanikeza nezincwajana zokulungisa namathuluzi okuxilonga asetshenziswa ochwepheshe abavela ezitolo ezisemthethweni zakwa-Apple.
Ngale ndlela, hhayi i-Apple kuphela eqinisekisa lokho ukulungiswa komuntu wesithathu kwenziwa ochwepheshe abaqeqeshiwe, kodwa ngaphezu kwalokho, futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi kuzo zonke izingxenye zokuqala ziyasetshenziswa futhi azihambisani kuphela njengoba bekulokhu kwenzeka.
Ngokusho kukaJeff Williams, oyiChief Operating Officer yakwa-Apple:
Kuyasijabulisa ukunweba uhlelo lwethu lokuzimela oluzimele ezindaweni eziningi e-United States nakumabhizinisi ase-Europe nase-Canada. Lapho ikhasimende lidinga ukulungiswa, sifuna ukuthi babe nezinketho eziningi ezingahambisani nezidingo zabo kuphela, kodwa futhi nokuqinisekisa ukuphepha nekhwalithi ukuze i-iPhone yabo isetshenziswe isikhathi eside ngangokunokwenzeka.
I-Apple ibingenakho ukukhetha ngaphandle Nika ingalo yakho injabulo kanye nokugunyaza izitolo ezivela eceleni ukuthi zilungise izinto, ngenxa yamagama aphezulu okuthi eminyakeni yamuva kulungiswe amadivayisi abo, amagama amade abangelwa ukufunwa okukhulu abanakho emhlabeni wonke.