Ngo-2015 ngakhipha i-Apple Watch yami yokuqala. Ngikukhombise abangani bami, umlamu wami, futhi bangibuka ngokungabaza, njengesixakaxaka, "i-tech geek nethoyizi lakhe elisha," bacabanga. Ukuphawula komfowethu ngesikhathi ekubona bekungukuthi: "Angisoze ngaba neyodwa yalezi, sengivele ngiyazi ukuthi iselula yanele ukuba kwenye idivayisi."
Namuhla umfowethu usebenzisa iSamsung Gear ngaso sonke isikhathi, kanti abaningana engazana nabo nezihlobo bagqoka i-Apple Watch. Kwakunzima ukuqala, kodwa iqiniso ukuthi Muva nje ubona okuningi kwe-Apple Watch emgwaqweni. Konke ukufutheka, futhi i-Apple isivele isivuna imivuzo eyayihlwanyela ngenkathi yethulwa ngo-2015.
Imali engenayo yakwa-Apple evela emkhakheni wokugqokwa, owasekhaya nowezesekeli idlule imali engenayo yama-Mac okokuqala kulekota ka-2020, inyukela ku- $ 7.000 billion. Ngokusho kukaTim Cook, i-Apple iphelelwe isitokwe se-AirPods ne-Apple Watch series 3 ngemuva kukaLwesihlanu olumnyama nangoKhisimusi wangoNovemba odlule. Benyuse ukukhiqizwa kwalezi zinsiza, ukuze bakwazi ukunikezela ngakho konke okufunwayo okudlule kakhulu okulindelwe yinkampani.
Imali yenkampani evela ekuthengisweni kwe-Apple Watch isethe irekhodi elisha kuleli kota. Ngaphezulu kwamaphesenti angama-75 amakhasimende walokhu kuthenga kwakungabasebenzisi abasha be-Apple Watch. Kokubili i-Apple Watch nama-AirPods kube yisipho semfashini kule sizini samaholide. Ngokuqhubekisela phambili ukuthenga ngeBlack Friday, vele ngoDisemba kwaba khona ukuphuka komhlaba wonke kusitoko samahedfoni.
Ngokokuqala ngqa emlandweni, imali evela kumadivayisi agqokekayo enkampani yeqe imali evela ekuthengisweni kwama-Macs. Njengamanje, i-Apple yenza imali eningi ngokuthengisa amawashi kunamakhompyutha. Uma uSteve Jobs ephakamisa ikhanda ...