Ngisanda kuba eSan Francisco, futhi ngisizakala ukuthi iPisuerga idlula eValladolid, njengoba besho, Nginqume ukuma isikhashana esifisweni sami sokuvakasha sokuthwebula izindawo eziningi ngangokunokwenzeka, ukubeka unyawo eCupertino, indawo yekomkhulu le-Apple, futhi bekungenzeka kanjani ngenye indlela, bheka lendandatho enkulukazi ebizwa nge-Apple Park.
Ngize ngizokutshela lokho okuhlangenwe nakho kwami, futhi ngiyakukhumbuza ukuthi ngokushesha nje lapho sifika eSpain, ukukhuluma kabanzi ngakho kuPodcast yethu yamasonto onke de Actualidad iPhone.
Apple Park, iphupho likaSteve Jobs
Ngo-April 2017 imisebenzi yaqedwa futhi abasebenzi abakhethiwe bazoba yingxenye yeqembu elididiyelwe ngaphakathi kwe-Apple Park, indawo yokugcina impahla eyindilinga elinganiselwa ku-260.000 square metres ehlanganisa amahhovisi nezindawo zokucwaninga zabasebenzi abangaphezu kwe-12.000. Eqinisweni, lo msebenzi waqalwa umufi uSteve Jobs, ongakwazanga ukubona omunye wemisebenzi yakhe evelele uqedwa. Yena ngokwakhe wakhuluma nethimba likaNorman Foster (abadwebi bezakhiwo ze-Apple Park) futhi wabeka izisekelo zalokho okwakuzoba yindlunkulu yakhe, enkulu kunazo zonke futhi eyake yaphupha i-Apple edolobheni lapho yazalelwa khona.
Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi kube ngenye indlela, Ingaphakathi le-Apple Park laliphethe uJony Ive, esinye sesandla sokunene sikaSteve Jobs futhi kuze kube muva nje umuntu ophethe imiklamo eguquguqukayo kakhulu emlandweni we-Apple, waze wangena ngemuva kule nkathi entsha eholwa nguTim Cook eletha ukumamatheka okuningi kubatshalizimali.
Indawo ye-Apple Park iphinde ihambisane nendawo yekomkhulu lemikhiqizo ethuthukisiwe ye-Hewlett Packard (HP yabangane), eyaphenduka imfucumfucu ngo-2014 lapho kuqala iphrojekthi enkulu ye-Apple Park. Ukuze kucaciswe kabanzi ngalo mkhumbi-mkhathi, i-Apple ibidinga cishe amakhilomitha angu-6 engilazi enokubukwa ngaphandle kanye nengadi enkulu yangaphakathi ehlala kuyo. Lokhu kwakhiwa izihlahla zezithelo ngesicelo sikaSteve Jobs, owakhulela eduze kwamasimu amabhilikosi, futhi ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokuthi iSilicon Valley yayingengaphezu kwensimu yezithelo ngaphambi kokuqhuma kobuchwepheshe.
Ukuthatha uhambo lwehora lokuvakashela i-Apple Park
Ake sithi i-Apple Park ayikho ncamashi emaphethelweni eSan Francisco, ingamakhilomitha angaba ngu-80 ukusuka e-Union Square, enye yezindawo ezigxile kakhulu edolobheni elikhulu. Uma sengeza kulokhu ithrafikhi ekhandlayo, sithola uhambo olungafika ehoreni kwezinye izikhathi ukuze sisuke enkabeni ye-San Francisco siye e-Visitors Center yase-Apple Park, e-Cupertino. Futhi kulapho umuntu oqaphile enenani elibili, ngincoma ukuthi ubhukha i-aphoyintimenti uma uke wacabanga, futhi kulapho ukudumala kwakho kokuqala kungase kufike khona.
Njengoba kulindelekile, akunakwenzeka ukuvakashela i-Apple Park ngokwayo, i-Appel iklame i-Apple Store eyingxube phambi kwe-Apple Park ehlanganisa indawo yokudlela, ihholo lombukiso, ithala elibheke i-Apple Park kanye nesitolo, konke endaweni eyodwa. I-Apple Park Visitors Centre inendawo yokupaka enhle egcinelwe abasebenzisi besitolo, ngakho njengomthetho ojwayelekile ngeke ube nezinkinga ngokufika lapho noma ukuthola indawo yokupaka. Engikuncomayo ukuthi usheshe ufike futhi uthathe ithuba lokuhambahamba lapho ngaphambi kwesikhathi sakho sokuqokwa. Ngithathe ithuba lokuzama ukubheka imodeli ye-Apple Park abanayo embukisweni ekugcineni kwesitolo futhi ngakhuphukela ethafeni elibheke i-Apple Park, lapho ngathola khona ukuphoxeka kwesibili.
Izihlahla ezizungeze i-Apple Park zinkulu (njengayo yonke into e-United States of America…) futhi ukwengeza i-INRI, i-Apple Park ngokwayo iphezu kohlobo oluthile lwegquma. Konke lokhu kuhlangene kusho ukuthi ukwakhiwa okukhulu akubonakali emgwaqeni owuzungezile, kangangoba ukube bekungesona isiphequluli ubungeke wazi ukuthi useduze nekomkhulu lakwa-Apple. Kafushane, lena imibono "edumazayo" ye-Apple Park evela eSikhungweni Sezivakashi.
Kuleli qophelo sibuyela endaweni yesitolo abayinike amandla lapho sithola khona imikhiqizo ekhethekile evela kuleyo Apple Store. Njengomthetho ojwayelekile banamakomishi, izigqoko nezinye izinhlobo zezikhumbuzo, nokho, ngosuku engaya ngalo wawuthola kuphela ama-t-shirts (amasayizi ambalwa ngoba abalandeli bomkhiqizo bawathatha amahlanu ngamahlanu), izikhwama zokuthenga, kanye plus kancane. Okubuhlungu, ngoba bengingathanda ngempela ukuthola inkomishi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, futhi njengoba bekulindelekile kwa-Apple, lezi zikhumbuzo zinentengo ngokusho kwenkampani, cishe ama-euro angama-40 ngehembe, futhi cishe ama-euro angama-25 wenkomishi.
Sinqume ukuqeda ukuvakasha njengokusho kwama-canon, ukuthenga i-Apple Watch Series 7, i-iPhone 12 Pro kanye nezikibha ezimbalwa, angikwazanga ukusuka lapho ngaphandle kwesipho sikazakwethu uLuis Padilla.
Ingabe kufanelekile ukuvakashelwa?
Lokhu kuyinto okufanele uyicabangele umuntu ngamunye, ikakhulukazi uma ubheka ukuthi imibono ye-Apple Park iyadumaza ngandlela thize, futhi nakuba ikhofi lihle, akusafanele ukuhamba ihora ukuze uthole ikhofi esitolo se-Apple, lapho Ngendlela, insipho yezandla iphunga i-lollipop. Lokho, uma ungumlandeli womkhiqizo noma ujabule kakhulu ngakho, akukaze kube buhlungu. Ikakhulukazi uma sicabangela ukuthi ungathenga imininingwane ethile (njengezikibha, izinkomishi, amakepisi... njll) athengiswa ngokukhethekile kulesi sitolo, uhlobo "Bengilapha" nokuthi basuse ukusina.
Bengizophinde ngikwenze, empeleni bekuyinto ebengiyihlelile, azange izishintshe izinhlelo zami zokuhamba, kuwena kuzomele uzinqumele wena. Okungenani ngingasho ukuthi bengisondelene njengoba umuntu ojwayelekile engafika endlunkulu yakwa-Apple.