I-Top 5: Imikhiqizo ye-Apple eyayiyi-flop yangempela

Silijwayele iqiniso lokuthi konke lokho isitembu se-apula siba yimpumelelo enkulu. Kodwa-ke, kuyafakazelwa ukuthi lokhu akunjalo. Eqinisweni, singasho ukuthi ama-Apple ayinqwaba yempumelelo ngemuva kwempumelelo ngokuthi siyayikhumbula imikhiqizo empeleni eye yaba njalo, sikhohlwe konke lokho obekuyizilingo ezihlulekile emakethe. Kulesi simo esithile, sizobheka abanye balabo abakhombise ukuthi i-apula nalo lingahluleka. Futhi uma kwenzeka, ikwenza ngendlela enomsindo.

Phakathi kwalezo ozozibona ngezansi, mhlawumbe awuyiboni imikhiqizo I-Apple oyibonile ezitolo. Kumele kukhunjulwe ukuthi inkampani ibingahlali iluthokozela njalo udumo enalo njengamanje, nokuthi ibingahlali njalo ezimakethe zomhlaba wonke. Noma kunjalo, nokho ukwehluleka okuncane, futhi kwesinye isikhathi kubonakale kungaphansi kakhulu kwezinye izindlela zemakethe, nokuthi izilaleli zabo ezithile bezilindeleni kubo. Ngakho-ke, namuhla kufanele silubone uhlangothi olubabayo uCupertino adlule kulo, yize kungaphezu kokunqoba.

Imikhiqizo ye-Apple ehluleke kabuhlungu

IMacintosh ephathekayo

Idizayini ingazwakala ihlanya kithina manje, kepha emuva lapho, lapho kwethulwa i-laptops yokuqala yakwa-Apple, ngo-1989, yagqama. Kepha ukwehluleka bekungabangelwa yilokho, kepha kungenxa yokuthi akuzange kufeze konke ukusebenza obekulindelwe ngoba bekunamanani aphezulu impela, ama-dollar ayi-7000 alabo ngaleso sikhathi ukuthola omunye wabo. Umbhedo!

I-Apple Hockey Puck

Yize uqobo lwalo ukwakheka kwaleli gundane kufana ncamashi nalokho kwamakhompiyutha okwethulwe i-Apple ngalesi sikhathi, iqiniso ukuthi leyo ndlela eyindilinga ayizange ikholisise muntu. Hhayi ngoba i-Apple ikwazile ukuguqula umqondo iningi lethu elinalo wegundane, kepha ngoba ibingakhululekile neze. Ekugcineni, inkampani bekufanele iyicabange kabusha futhi ikhethe ezinye izindlela zakudala ezinikeza ukuthinta kwayo.

Pippin

Yize bembalwa abaziyo ngobukhona bayo esikhathini esedlule, iqiniso ukuthi e-Cupertino bazama ngisho ne-console. Bekuyisikhathi sokuhlola imakethe nokuzama ukubhekana nomncintiswano. Njengabo bonke labo esibabhale kuze kube manje, futhi ngenxa yalokhu ikulesi simo, umshini wokudlala we-Apple Pippin awuphumelelanga futhi wakwazi ukuthengisa amayunithi angama-44.000 kuphela.

IMacintosh TV

Singasho ukuthi yi-Apple TV yeminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye. Empeleni, umqondo wokuthi bakhule namuhla, futhi ngenhlanhla uphumelele ngokwengeziwe, kungenzeka ukuthi uqale kule phrojekthi ehlulekile. Kwathengiswa amayunithi ayi-10.000 XNUMX kuphela futhi yize ikwazi ukusinaka manje, ngaleso sikhathi i-Apple ibingathanda ukuthi ingaqanjwanga ngenxa yokulahlekelwa okubabangele.

I-Apple QuickTake

Futhi uma ucabanga ukuthi i- amakhamera we-iPhone yamanje Awunawo umlando, kungenxa yokuthi uphuthelwe yilokhu okunye okwasungulwa yi-Apple, ngoba uCupertino naye wakuzama emhlabeni wamakhamera. Eqinisweni, le oyibona esithombeni esingezansi iyona kanye abazame ukuyiphendula ikhamera enophawu lwayo, kepha abaphumelelanga. Ibingelinye lamakhamera okuqala edijithali, yaphuma ngo-1994 kwathi ngo-1997 bayeka ukuyenza.