Ekuqaleni konyaka, Donald Trump wenza isitatimende lapho aqinisekisa khona lokho ingaphoqa i-Apple ukuthi yenze "amakhompyutha ayo awonakele" e-United States. Inkinga ukuthi, ngaleso sikhathi, bambalwa bethu abekholelwa ukuthi izogcwalisa usongo lwayo ngezizathu ezahlukahlukene, esinye sazo kwaba ukuthi abantu baseCupertino abakwazanga ukuthola izinzuzo eziningi uma bekhiqiza amadivayisi abo ngaphandle kweChina. Manje bekulokhu ukuthengiswa kwempahla kusuka ku-Apple osho lokho lo mbono ubungeke usebenze.
Kepha ngaphambi kokuthengwa kwamaShayina, umphathi we-Apple uTim Cook usevele wathi i ikhono lomsebenzi wokukhiqiza imikhiqizo yama-apula alikho e-United States nokuthi abahlinzeki bayo sebevele benze umqondo wokuthi basebenze ukuhlangabezana nenselelo yokuletha amadivayisi amaningi asezingeni eliphezulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Apple ukuzama ukwanelisa izifiso zikaTrump bekungeke kusho ukuthi idale imisebenzi ezweni laseNyakatho Melika, ngokusho kukaCook.
Ukuthengwa kwamaShayina kuvumelana noTim Cook: ukwenza imikhiqizo yakwa-Apple e-United States kungasebenzeki
Ekuqaleni, i-Apple yayizokhiqiza imikhiqizo yayo eChina ukonga imali, kepha umbiko wakusho lokho zibenze e-USA bekungeke kubize kakhulu, engeza u- $ 30-40 entengo ye-iPhone. Ngokwami, isitatimende esithi "bekungeke kubize kakhulu" singenza ngihlekiswe ngandlela thile yile mibuzo elandelayo: ngubani ongabhekana naleyo ndleko? Abasebenzisi?
Kunoma ikuphi, kusukela ngesikhathi uDonald Trump enikeza inkulumo yakhe ngemuva kokuwina ukhetho, sonke saqala ukuqonda ukuthi umogul odumile wazidlalela ukufika eWhite House, kodwa lokho okuningi kwalokho akuthembisa ngeke kugcwaliseke. Esinye isibonelo ukudingisa abantu abaningi baseMexico, okwashintsha kamuva kwaba ukudingisa abambalwa kuphela abanamarekhodi obugebengu. Noma kunjalo, ngethemba nje ukuthi akubona abasebenzisi abagcina ngokukhokhela izitsha eziphukile.
Ngivame ukufunda actualidad iPhone kodwa lesi sihloko sidlulela ngale kwenkolelo-ze futhi siba nenkohliso. Ayikho indlela yokuthethelela izintengo ezimba eqolo nezikhuphukayo ze-Apple zayo yonke imikhiqizo yayo. Futhi kuncane kakhulu okushiwo ukuthi ikhiqizwa eChina kuphela. Pablo, ingabe ngempela usinikeza ukukhushulwa kwama-$40 ku-iPhone njengezaba ezizwakalayo zokwenqaba ukuzenza eNtshonalanga? Kungani kungenakwenzeka ukwenza kanjalo? Asikho isizathu ngaphandle kwenzuzo yangasese eyeqisayo. Yilokhu kususwa kokukhiqizwa kwezimboni okuholela ekwehleni kwesidingo sangaphakathi samazwe futhi ekugcineni kube yizinkinga ezijikelezayo kanye nezimo ezingezinhle. I-iPhone ne-Mac kufanele zenziwe e-US nase-EU, hhayi e-China ngo-€200 futhi ithengiswe lapha ngama-400%. Uma i-Apple ivikela ukukhiqizwa komhlaba wesithathu kusho ukuthi inkampani yomhlaba wesithathu.