Ekupheleni kuka-Agasti, sikwazisa ngokwethulwa okuzayo kwe-Apple Store e-India, i-Apple Store ekugcineni izovula iminyango yayo virtual, Umhlaka 23 Septhemba, okungukunwetshwa okukhulu kwe-Apple ngoba izokwenza ukuthi imikhiqizo yayo itholakale kubantu abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-1.200.
I-Apple izonikela uhla oluphelele lwemikhiqizo nezinsizakalo ngqo kusuka kuwebhusayithi yayo, ekubeni "ulwazi lokuqala" njengoba i-Apple uqobo ikubize kanjalo. Ngalesi sitolo, bonke abasebenzisi bazokwazi ukuthola usizo oluphelele ngenxa yochwepheshe be-Apple ngesiNgisi nangesiHindi (izilimi ezimbili ezisemthethweni ezweni).
UDeirdre O'Brien, oyiChief Executive Officer yakwa-Apple Retail uthe ngesikhathi kumenyezelwa ukuvulwa kwe-Apple Store online eNdiya:
Siyaziqhenya ngokwanda eNdiya futhi sifuna ukwenza konke okusemandleni ukusekela amaklayenti ethu nemiphakathi yawo. Siyazi ukuthi abasebenzisi bethu bathembele kubuchwepheshe ukuze bahlale bexhumekile, bahlanganyele ekufundeni, futhi basebenzise ubuhlakani babo, futhi ngokuletha i-Apple Store online eNdiya, sinikeza amakhasimende ethu okuhle kakhulu kwe-Apple ngalesi sikhathi esibaluleke kakhulu.
Amandla okuthenga eNdiya awekho phezulu, Ukwenza kube lula ukuthi imikhiqizo yayo ithengiswe kahle, i-Apple ifaka izinketho ezahlukahlukene zezimali lapho kwethulwa ngaphezu kohlelo lokushintshaniswa kwehendisethi yefa.
Imikhiqizo ye-Apple, ikakhulukazi i-iPhone, ungomunye wemikhiqizo oyifunayo kakhulu, kodwa ngenxa yentengo yabo ephezulu, abanakho ukuphuma inkampani ebikade ikucabanga ekuqaleni lapho iqala ukuzithengisa ezweni ngabasabalalisi abagunyaziwe.
Okwamanje I-Apple ayinakho ukutholakala ngokomzimba ngendlela yesitolo sayo ezweni noma ngabe isisebenza ezweni iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20.