Lezi yizizathu, ngokusho kukaTim Cook, zokwehla kokuthengiswa kwe-iPhone

Emahoreni ambalwa adlule, i-Apple imemezele imiphumela yezomnotho ngekota yokugcina ka-2018, ikota yokuqala yezimali yenkampani yonyaka wezi-2019. Ngesikhathi somhlangano, i-Apple inikeze izincazelo ngemininingwane eyethulwe yinkampani, ukuncipha kwenani lokuthengiswa kwe-iPhone okuvelele kakhulu kunakho konke.

Phakathi nale ngqungquthela, uTim Cook ungene kuzizathu zokuthi kungani inkampani ibeke ama-iPhones amancane emakethe kunokujwayelekile, ukuba ukuphela kwesigaba senkampani esehlise inani lokuthengisa, ngoba bobabili i-iPad neMac bagcine isilinganiso sabo sokuthengisa ngekota yokugcina ka-2018.

Isizathu sokuqala, njengoba kuchazwe uTim Cook, kungenxa ye- amazinga wokushintshaniswa ahlukile. Amandla edola laseMelika enze i-iPhone ibize kakhulu ezingxenyeni eziningi zomhlaba, yingakho U-Apple uthathe isinqumo sokwehlisa amanani kwamanye ala mazwe. ETurkey, ngaphandle kokuqhubeka, ukuthenga i-iPhone sekubize kakhulu, okuholele ekwehleni kwemali engenayo yakwa-Apple kulelizwe cishe izigidi ezingama-700 zamadola uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule.

Enye into ethinte inani eliphansi lokuthengiswa kwe-iPhone phakathi no-2018, siyithola ku- uxhaso lwe-opharetha, imixhaso eseyanda kakhulu. EJapan, elinye lamazwe abaluleke kakhulu e-Apple ngokwamadivayisi eselula, izithwali ezisetshenziselwa ukunikeza uxhaso oluhehayo kumakhasimende, kepha imithethonqubo yendawo isuse iningi lazo.

Isizathu sesithathu sitholakala ku uhlelo lokushintshwa kwebhethri ukuthi inkampani esekwe eCupertino yethulwe e2018 futhi lokho kwavumela abasebenzisi abaningi buyisela ibhethri ezikhumulweni zalo ngamadola angama-29, ukubanikeza unyaka owodwa noma emibili yokuphila ngemali encane kakhulu ngaphandle kokuvuselela idivayisi.

Ukuzama ukukhuthaza ukulungiswa kwamatheminali awo, i-Apple yethule emasontweni ambalwa edlule a puhlelo lokufaka esikhundleni olunikeza izaphulelo ezithokozisayo kuya ku abasebenzisi abane-iPhone 6 nangaphezulu, futhi kunikeza kwamanye amazwe, ithuba lokuxhasa ngemali ukukhokhwa kwenyanga yokugcina ngenyanga.