U-Apple uguqula iminyaka engu-40: 2006 - 2016

Futhi lapha sesivele sinesitolimende sakamuva futhi esinamandla kakhulu, ukwethulwa kwe-iPhone, ukwethulwa kwe-iPad, ukufika kwamamodeli amasha we-Mac. Kukhona nezikhathi zokuzwela, ukufa kukaSteve Jobs ngo-2011 kuthatha indima ekhethekile emlandweni we-Apple, kodwa-ke uTim Cook kukhonjisiwe ukuthi kuphakanyisiwe kulo mcimbi, okwenza i-Apple inkampani ebaluleke kunazo zonke iminyaka emithathu ilandelana. Konke lokhu nokunye okuningi sikutshela kulesi sitolimende sakamuva se-saga esitshela indaba ye-Apple.

USteve Jobs wethula i-iPhone yoqobo

Ngakho-ke kwazalwa umqondo wazo zonke izinto, i-smartphone. I-iPhone yethulwe ngaphambi komphakathi ophakanyisiwe ngoJanuwari 2007, ukukhula kuka-Apple bekuvele kungavimbeki futhi i-iPhone izoba yi-smartphone ethandwa kakhulu emakethe, ibuse inkathi ye-SmartPhone iminyaka eyishumi. Namuhla, i-iPhone iseyithuluzi elithengwa kakhulu emakethe futhi ibambe i-Apple ukuthi ibe yinkampani ebaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni (Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Apple yethule i-Apple TV yokuqala, ngenhloso yokwakha isikhungo semidiya esidume kakhulu).

Le divayisi ibandakanya ithuba lokusebenzisa izinhlelo, ukudlala umculo, ukuqopha ividiyo, ukuphequlula i-inthanethi nemisebenzi eminingi kuze kube yileso sikhathi yayingeyona nje into eyinqaba kumadivayisi asemakethe. Ize yavumela nokusetshenziswa kweGoogle Maps. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Apple yazi ukuthi ikusasa lama-smartphones laliyizicelo, yingakho udale i-App Store, isitolo sesicelo esigadwe ngabasebenzi bakwa-Apple ngoJulayi 10, 2008, isitolo sohlelo lokusebenza esibe yinzuzo enkulu emhlabeni namuhla. Siqhubekela kumugqa wesikhathi wokuqalisa wedivayisi ye-Apple iPhone

I-iPhone Original - Januwari 2007
I-iPhone 3G - Februwari 2008
I-iPhone 3GS - Juni 2009
I-iPhone 4 - Juni 2010 (ukuzalwa kwe-iOS)
Iphone 4s -
I-iPhone 5 - Septhemba 2012
I-iPhone 5S - Septhemba 2013
I-iPhone 5C - Septhemba 2013
I-iPhone 6 - Septhemba 2014
I-iPhone 6s - Septhemba 2015
I-iPhone SE - Mashi 2016

Ngokufika kwe-iPhone 4 kwafika ukuzalwa kwe-iOS, uhlelo lokusebenza lweselula i-Apple elizame ukubhekisa kulo ukuze lusebenze kahle futhi lusebenze, kusukela lapho seluthole izibuyekezo ezine ezinkulu, kufaka phakathi ezinye izibuyekezo eziningi ezincane, kuze kufike ku-iOS 9.3.1, uhlelo lwamanje

I-Apple yethula i-iPad

Apple wethule ithebhulethi yokuqala ngohlelo lokusebenza lweselula emakethe ngoJanuwari 27, 2010, ithuluzi lokuthinta ama-intshi angu-9,7-intshi elingakaze libonwe ngaphambili. Ngazo zonke izimfanelo i-iPhone ebinazo ubukhulu obukhulu, lokhu kuvumele ukuthi kudle okuqukethwe ngendlela enethezeke kakhudlwana, ngaphezu kokukhulisa kakhulu iSitolo se-iBook, isitolo sencwadi sika-Apple, ngoba kudivayisi yalolo sayizi kwenza umqondo omkhulu wafundwa izincwadi.

Ngakho-ke, i-iPad ibilokhu ikhula ngezinzuzo kepha hhayi ngosayizi, ihambisana nazo zonke izindaba ebesizibona zivela ku-iPhone. Zize zahluka ngosayizi, sabona ukuzalwa kwe-iPad Mini kwathi kamuva i-iPad Pro (13-intshi). Njengamanje i-iPad, elingisa i-iPhone, iyithebhulethi ethengiswa kakhulu kunazo zonke emakethe.

Uhla lweMac neMacBook luyaqhubeka nokukhula

Ngakho-ke, uhla lwe-iMac luyaqhubeka nokukhula, kusukela ngo-2008 inhloso ukunciphisa isikhala, size sifinyelele kwi-iMac esiyazi namuhla. Ukubeka eceleni amamodeli epulasitiki ukuhlanganisa esikrinini esiklanywe kahle impela nasemzimbeni ongena-unibody. Ngokwesinye isandla, Ngo-2008, ilaptop ka-Apple kwakuyimodeli ethengiswa kakhulu kunazo zonke e-United States.

Ngo-Okthoba 2008 kwafika iMacBook Pro yokuqala, eyokuqala enekhava ye-Unibody aluminium, futhi yaqhubekela phambili kusoftware kwaze kwaba ngu-2011 lapho ithathe isinqumo sokuyeka ukwenza iMacBook yokuqala. U-Apple ofanayo ka-2008 wethule neMacbook AirImodeli encane kakhulu engu-11-intshi ephendulele imakethe phansi, i-Apple isiphindile futhi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iMacBook Air yaba ilaptop elisebenzisa imvelo kakhulu.

I-coup de grace yokugcina yayingo-2015, lapho i-Apple ithola iMacBook yangempela, kepha kulokhu futhi yenziwe nge-aluminium, ilaptop engenabo abalandeli nayo eyaba mncane futhi ilula kunayo yonke emakethe, yathatha indawo yeMacBook Air, kodwa ngentengo yenze i-Air yaba eshibhe kunawo wonke ebangeni. Uhla lochwepheshe luka-Apple, iMac Pro, lwabuye lwavuselelwa ngo-2013, ngomklamo omncane ngokwedlulele, ofana nomgqomo omncane kadoti omnyama, kodwa okunye futhi ukubukisa ngamandla kaJonathan Ive.

Ngo-2011: Ukushona kukaSteve Jobs kanye nokufika kukaTim Cook

Iqhawe nesikhohlakali sika-Apple savalelisa ngo-2011, sazalelwa ePalo Alto ngo-1955 sashiya sineminyaka engama-56. Ikhava yomagazini iTime emuva ngo-1982 nomsunguli wenkampani ethandwa kakhulu emhlabeni. USteve Jobs wayengumlingiswa ohlukile, wayengenawo ngisho nomholo, ngokungafani nabaphathi abakhulu wabiza u- $ 1 kuphela ngomsebenzi wakhe e-Apple, izinzuzo zakhe kwakuyimali etholwa ngamasheya akhe. Uma inkampani yenze kahle, ubezoba yisicebi esikhulu, kepha uma i-Apple ingenzi kahle, ibizowa nayo.

Ngo-2011, ngaphambi kokuba ashone, wasula esikhundleni sakhe sokuba yi-CEO ye-Apple ukuze kungene umfundi wakhe uTim Cook. Ubenenkinga yomdlavuza we-pancreatic owatholakala ngo-2003, kodwa ngenxa yemigomo yakhe yobuBuddha nemifino wenqaba ukuphuza umuthi ukulandela enye indlela yokudla umuthi, okuholele ekufeni okusheshayo. Kusele iminyaka emibili kuphela ngaphambi kokushona kwakhe, wethula izethulo zakhe zokugcina, ethula i-iCloud ngosuku olufanayo, ngoJuni 6. Kuze kube usuku ngaphambi kokufa kwakhe, uJobs wayesebenzela i-Apple njengoMqondisi. Izabelo ze-Apple zehle ngamaphesenti amahlanu ngokuzenzakalela, kepha uTim Cook ukhombisile ukuthi uyakwazi ukwenza lo msebenzi. Phumula ngokuthula Steve.

Isikhathi sikaTim Cook siqala

Kanjalo kuze kube manje. UTim Cook ubelokhu eyi-CEO yale nkampani kusukela ngo-2011, futhi yize abaningi bebebikezele ukuwa kwe-Apple ngemuva kokushona kweMisebenzi, uTim Cook ukhombisile ukuthi uvukile, okwenza inkampani ibonakale njengebaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni unyaka wesithathu olandelanayo. Kusukela esandleni sikaTim Cook sibonile ukuzalwa kwemikhiqizo emikhulu efana ne-iPhone 6 ne-Apple Watch.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Apple ithole iBeats ukugxila emculweni ngoMeyi 2014, ukuthuthela kuyo bethula inkonzo yabo yokusakaza umculo ngoJuni 2016, insizakalo yomculo enababhalisile abayizigidi eziyi-15 okuyenza ibe ngeyesibili ebaluleke kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Apple TV ibuyekezwe ngokuphelele, futhi nango-2015. Khonamanjalo, i-Apple iyaqhubeka nokugxila kumaphrojekthi amaningi, ngemuva kokwethulwa kwale nyanga okuthiwa i-iPhone SE, ifoni enamandla kakhulu engama-intshi amane emakethe, thina yazi ukuthi basebenza ekwakhiweni kwemoto kagesi kanye nensizakalo yokusakaza ithelevishini. NgoTim Cook i-App Store nayo ithole izinombolo ezirekhodiwe, iba isitolo sohlelo lokusebenza esithela kakhulu kunjiniyela.

Asikwazi ukukuziba lokho ngokufika kukaTim Cook, I-Apple isibe enye yezinkampani ezingayilimazi imvelo, njalo ngonyaka ethula izinhlelo ezihlanzekile zamandla nokuvuselelwa kwemikhiqizo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uTim Cook wamemezela ubungqingili bakhe eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule, waba ngummeli oqinile weqembu le-LGTB emhlabeni jikelele. Futhi asikwazi ukushiya ngemuva intshisekelo kaTim Cook yokulondoloza ubumfihlo bethu, impi yakhe edume kabi yokulwa ne-FBI ngokwenqaba kwayo ukufaka iminyango engemuva ku-iOS ibambe izembozo zakamuva.

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Uma uzifundile izitolimende ezine, ngiyabonga ngokuthatha isikhathi uye kuwebhu izikhathi ezine ukuze wazi i-Apple ngokuphelele kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni. Ngiyethemba uyithandile, futhi uma unokuthile ongakunikela, ibhokisi lokuphawula liyindlela yakho yokudlulisa.

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I-Apple iqeda iminyaka engama-40: 2006 - 2016