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I-CEO ye-Apple ibonisa ama-prototypes ayimfihlo e-iPhone ne-iPod ohambweni lwezingobo zomlando

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I-CEO ye-Apple, Tim Cook, ibambe iqhaza engxoxweni ekhethekile no-Wall Street Journal lapho ahlola khona izinto ezigcina umlando ezivela enkampanini, okuhlanganisa ama-prototypes okuqala emikhiqizo yesithonjana efana ne-iPod ne-iPhone. Lo mcimbi uhlanganisa iminyaka engu-50 ku-Apple futhi uvumele ukufinyelela ezintweni zomlando abambalwa ababenethuba lokuzibona. Cook ihlole izingcezu ezibhala ukuthuthukiswa kwamadivayisi aguqule indlela abantu abasebenzisa ngayo umculo, ukuxhumana nokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe ezimpilweni zabo zansuku zonke.

Phakathi nomhlangano, ababambiqhaza babheke amadokhumenti amadala welungelo lobunikazi eduze kwezingxenye ezibonakalayo ezimele izigaba zokuqala zokudala. Impahla isukela kumarekhodi enkampani okuqala kuya kumabhodi esekethe asetshenziswa ekuhlolweni kwasekuqaleni kwemikhiqizo eyaba yimpumelelo yomhlaba wonke. Cook okwabelwana ngemibono yenqubo yokusungula ethathe le mibono isuka elabhorethri yayisa emakethe yomhlaba.

  • I-Patent Apple II yaphakathi kuka-1977 no-1979
  • I-prototype ye-iPod yasekuqaleni kuka-2001
  • Ibhodi Yesekethe Yokuhlola ye-iPhone ka-2006/2007 yasekuqaleni
  • Izingxenye ezihlobene ne-Apple Watch kusenesikhathi

Lezi zinto zisiza ukukhombisa indlela ethathwe inkampani kusukela ezinyathelweni zayo zokuqala ukuya ezintweni zayo zamanje.

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Ukuhlolwa kwamafayela omlando wenkampani

U-Tim Cook uhambe ezinqolobaneni ze-Apple ephelezelwa yintatheli futhi waxhumana ngqo nezicucu ayengakaze azibone ngaphambi kokulungiselela usuku lwesikhumbuzo. Iseshini iqale ngamadokhumenti elungelo lobunikazi athathwa njengowokuqala ukubhaliswa yinkampani. Cook igqamise ukubaluleka kwalawa marekhodi ukuze kuqondwe umkhondo wokuqamba okusha okuqhubekayo.

Ama-iPod prototypes athole ukunakwa okukhethekile engxoxweni. Isikhulu sikhumbule umthelela lo mshini ngokuvumela abasebenzisi ukuthi baphathe izinkulungwane zezingoma emaphaketheni abo, into eyayingakaze izwakale ngesikhathi abadlali be-CD besagcwele imakethe. Ele ikhulume ngezinselele zokukhiqiza eziye zavela njengoba isidingo somshini sikhula.

Ingxoxo iqhubekele ezigabeni zokuqala ze-iPhone. Ibhodi lesifunda elikhulu, elisetshenziswa ezivivinyweni zokufakazela ukusebenza okuhlanganisiwe kwezingxenye, kwethulwa. I-Cook iphawule ukuthi lesi siqeshana sikhulu kakhulu kunomkhiqizo wokugcina owafika ezitolo futhi wasetshenziselwa ukuqinisekisa imiqondo yezobuchwepheshe kuphela.

Ukuthuthukiswa kwe-iPhone yasekuqaleni nezinselele zobuchwepheshe

Ithimba elibhekele i-iPhone lalidinga ukuxazulula izinkinga eziningi zobunjiniyela ngesikhathi esifushane. Testes idatha yokuqala yembula ukuthi izikrini zepulasitiki zazisengozini lapho zihlangana nezinto ezivamile ezifana nokhiye nezinhlamvu zemali emaphaketheni abasebenzisi. Isixazululo esamukelwe sibandakanya ukushintshela engilazini ngesikhathi esinqunyelwe, esichazwa njengomzamo olingana namaphrojekthi ayinkimbinkimbi kakhulu.

U-Cook uhlonze ukwethulwa kwe-iPhone ngo-2007 njengesinye sezikhathi ezichaza kakhulu umsebenzi wakhe enkampanini. Ngaleso sikhathi, idivayisi imiselele ukuzizwisa kwe-smartphone kwangaphambilini okucatshangwa ukuthi kulinganiselwe ngesixhumi esibonakalayo sokuthinta esibeka phambili ukusebenziseka okunembile. Isikhulu saqapha ngokucophelela imisebenzi yansuku zonke yeqembu phakathi nokuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo.

Tim Cook ukusabela ezintweni ezibonisiwe

I-CEO iphawule ngosayizi webhodi lesifunda ku-prototype yokuqala ye-iPhone futhi yaqhathanisa ukubonakala kwayo nebhodi lokusika. Ele ichaze ukuthi isinyathelo sokuqala sihlale sihlanganisa ukufakazela ukuthi yonke imisebenzi ingasebenza ndawonye ngaphambi kokudlulela ku-miniaturization edingekayo kufomethi yokugcina. Cook uvumile ukuthi akazange abikezele ivolumu yokuthengisa ezotholwa yi-iPhone ngokuhamba kweminyaka.

Ingxoxo iphinde yahlanganisa i-Apple Watch nezinye izesekeli ezigabeni ze-prototype. Izinto ezingu-Esses ziphelelisa ukubuka konke kwenqubo yokudala ethi Apple iyigcine ingaphakathi amashumi eminyaka. I-Cook igcizelele ukubaluleka kokulondoloza lezi zinto ukuze kubhalwe ngokuziphendukela kwenkampani kwezobuchwepheshe.

Izinto ezengeziwe ezethulwe phakathi nenhlolokhono

Ngaphezu kwamaphuzu avelele ayinhloko, ukwaziswa kwakuhlanganisa izingxenye ezihlobene no-Apple Watch ezinguqulweni zokuqala, kuhlanganise nemodeli esetshenziswe ngu-Cook ngokwakhe ezinhlelweni zomphakathi. Iseshini isivumele ukuthi sihlanganise indlela imibono yokuqala yavela ngayo emikhiqizweni ehlanganiswe ne-ecosystem yamanje yomkhiqizo.

Izingobo zomlando futhi beziqukethe amadokhumenti nezingcezu ezisiza ukuxoxa indaba ephelele kusukela ekuqaleni kuya emigqeni yakamuva kakhulu yamadivayisi. I-Cook ibambe iqhaza ngenkuthalo ekuhlaziyweni kwento ngayinye kanye nezinkumbulo ezabiwe ezixhumene nokwethulwa nokukhiqizwa ngobuningi bempumelelo yezohwebo.

Ukubaluleka kokulondoloza lezi zinto

Inkampani igcina lawa mafayela ukuze irekhode izigaba zokuthuthukiswa kwemikhiqizo yayo eyinhloko. Isinyathelo sokuvula ingxenye yaleli qoqo ukuze kuqoshwe izintatheli kuyingxenye yemigubho yeminyaka engu-50 ye-Apple. Cook ubonise intshisekelo ekuphatheni izingcezu ezimele ingqophamlando emlandweni wobuchwepheshe beselula.

I-iPod ka-2001 yakhunjulwa njengesikhathi sokuchitha amanzi esashintsha ukusetshenziswa komculo ophathwayo. Cook, ojoyine i-Apple ngo-1998, ubike umuzwa wokubamba idivayisi okokuqala futhi ebona amandla ayo okuguqula. I-Ele iveze ukweqa ekukhiqizeni okusuka emiqulwini yokuqala kuya emashumini ezigidi zamayunithi ezindaweni ezimbalwa.

Imininingwane mayelana ne-iPhone prototype

Ibhodi lesifunda elibonisiwe libonise umzamo wokuqala wokuhlanganisa isikrini, iphrosesa nezinye izakhi zibe uhlelo lokusebenza olulodwa. Inguqulo yokuhlola engu-Essa yayinkulu kakhulu kune-iPhone emakethe kamuva. Cook wachaza ukuthi inhloso kwakuwukuqinisekisa umqondo ngaphambi kokunciphisa usayizi ukuze ulingane namaphakethe abathengi.

Ngesikhathi sokusetshenziswa kwangaphakathi kwama-prototypes, ithimba libone izinkinga ngokuqina kwesikrini sepulasitiki. Isinqumo sokwamukela ingilazi senzeka ngokushesha futhi sadinga ukulungiswa okuqinile ochungechungeni lokukhiqiza. Isikhulu siqhathanise inselele nokwenza umsebenzi onzima ngesikhathi esirekhodiwe.

Ukuxhumana phakathi kwemikhiqizo edlule neyamanje

Ama-prototypes abonisiwe axhumanisa izinto ezintsha zokuqala ze-Apple nobuchwepheshe obukhona kumadivayisi wesimanje. I-Cook igcizelele indima yokuhlola okuqhubekayo ukuze kufike kuzixazululo eseziphenduke izinga lemboni. Inhlolokhono inikeze ukuqonda okuyingqayizivele ekusebenzeni kwangaphakathi okusekela ukuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo omusha.

Izinto ezigcina kungobo yomlando futhi zihlanganisa izinkomba zezinye izinto zomlando ezihambisana nohlolojikelele lwenguquko yenkampani. Essa Ukuchayeka okukhethiwe kukuvumela ukuthi uqonde kangcono izinqubo eziye zaholela ekuthuthukisweni okuphawulekayo ekuklanyweni nasekusebenzeni phakathi namashumi eminyaka.

Izici ezigqanyiswe ngu-Tim Cook engxoxweni

I-CEO yabelane ngemininingwane yokuthi izikhathi ezithile zazichaza kanjani isiqondiso sika-Apple. Ele ukhumbule inguquko isuka ku-iPod iye ku-iPhone njengengxenye yokulandelana kwemvelo kokuqanjwa okunwetshiwe kwamakhono edivayisi ephathwayo. Cook futhi ibalule ukubaluleka kokufunda kusukela ezigabeni zokuqala zephrojekthi ngayinye.

Ukulondolozwa kwalezi zibonelo namadokhumenti kusebenza njengerekhodi elibambekayo lomzamo ohlangene ohilelekile ekudaleni imikhiqizo ethinte izigidi zabasebenzisi emhlabeni jikelele. Iseshini ethi Wall Street Journal ilethe imininingwane ekhanyayo evame ukuhlala ikhawulelwe endaweni yangaphakathi yenkampani.

Inqubo yokusungula ibhalwe kumafayela

I-prototype ngayinye imele izigaba ezithile zokuhlola nokucwengwa okuholela ekuqalisweni kwezentengiso. Ibhodi elikhulu lokuqala le-iPhone libonisa ukunakekelwa okuthathwe ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuhlanganiswa kwehadiwe ngaphambi kokukhiqizwa kwesikali. I-Cook iphawule ukuthi le ndlela ihlala ifanelekile kumaphrojekthi amanje, ngisho nangobuchwepheshe obuthuthuke kakhulu.

I-iPod yokuqala ifanekisela ukuqala kwenkathi yomculo wedijithali ophathwayo omkhulu. Sua Amandla okugcina izinkulungwane zamathrekhi aqhathaniswa nemikhawulo yezinto zokusebenza ngaleso sikhathi. Ukukhula okusheshayo kokukhiqizwa kwabonisa ukwamukelwa ngokushesha komphakathi odlayo.

Imicabango ekuqalisweni kwe-iPhone

U-Cook uchaze ukwethulwa kwe-iPhone njengephuzu eliphezulu emsebenzini wakhe wobungcweti. Idivayisi iguqule umuzwa wokusetshenziswa kwe-smartphone ngokwethula isixhumi esibonakalayo esiqondaniswe kakhulu nendlela yemvelo yokusebenzisana komuntu. Ithimba lasebenzisa izinguqulo zokuqala nsuku zonke ukuze likhombe ukulungiswa okudingekayo.

Ukushintsha okubalulekile kwesikrini bekungenye yezinqumo ezidinga ukwenziwa ngokushesha. Problemas ebonwe ezivivinyweni ezisebenzayo kuholele ekuguqulweni okukhuphule ikhwalithi yomkhiqizo wokugcina. Cook ibone umzamo ohlanganyelwe ovumele ukuba kuhlangatshezwane nezinsuku ezibekiwe eziyinselele.

Ukubaluleka kwezingobo zomlando zomlando we-Apple

Ukuvulwa kancane kwalezi zinto ngesikhathi sokugubha iminyaka engu-50 kunikeza umbono ophathekayo ohambweni lwenkampani. Protótipos kanye nemibhalo egciniwe isiza ukubona ngeso lengqondo ukuphindaphinda okudingekayo ukuze kuguqulwe imibono ibe imikhiqizo esebenzayo. Tim Cook ubonise ilukuluku lapho exhumana nezinto ezihambisana nolwazi lwakhe mayelana nesikhathi esidlule senkampani.

Inhlolokhono ihlanganise izici ezixhuma amarekhodi okuqala nokuthuthuka kwakamuva. Indlela ye-Essa isivumela ukuthi senze umsebenzi wobunjiniyela nokuklama owenziwe phakathi neminyaka engamashumi amahlanu. Ama-prototypes abonisiwe asebenza njengobufakazi bezixazululo zokudala ezenziwe ngaphakathi.

Ukuvela kwemikhiqizo evezwe kuma-prototypes

Kusukela ku-Apple II kuya kumadivayisi eselula anamuhla, izingobo zomlando zirekhoda ukulandelana kokuqanjwa kabusha. I-iPod imake ukungena okuqinile kwe-Apple engxenyeni yokuzijabulisa ephathekayo. Já i-iPhone yandise lesi sisekelo sokuxhumana, i-inthanethi kanye nekhompyutha kudivayisi eyodwa ehlangene.

U-Cook ubambe iqhaza ngenkuthalo ekuhlaziyeni ucezu ngalunye olwethuliwe. Okuphawuliwe Suas kugqamise kokubili izinselele zobuchwepheshe kanye nentuthuko eyenziwe esigabeni ngasinye. Iseshini iqinise ukubaluleka kokugcina amarekhodi anemininingwane yenqubo yokudala.

Imininingwane yobuchwepheshe yama-prototypes okuqala

Ibhodi lesifunda le-iPhone yokuqala lithathe isikhala esibalulekile uma liqhathaniswa nomkhiqizo wokugcina. Seu inhloso bekuwukuqinisekisa ukuthi izingxenye zizosebenza ndawonye ngaphambi kokwehliswa kobukhulu. Essa Isu lentuthuko livumele izinkinga ukuthi zibonakale kusenesikhathi.

Endabeni ye-iPod, i-prototype yango-2001 isivele ikhombisile amandla okugcina okukhulu ngefomethi ephathekayo. Cook ukhumbule ukuthi umqondo wokuphatha umtapo wolwazi womculo wonke ephaketheni lakho wawumelela kanjani ushintsho olukhulu ngaleso sikhathi. Ukukhiqizwa kwenani elikhulu kufike ngenxa yesidingo esikhulayo sabathengi.

Isikhathi esichazayo emsebenzini we-Tim Cook

Ukwethulwa kwe-iPhone ngo-2007 kusalokhu kuyinkomba yomuntu siqu kumphathi. Ele ilandele iphrojekthi kusukela ezinyathelweni zakuqala futhi yabona umthelela idivayisi enawo emakethe. Isixhumi esibonakalayo sokuthinta sigqanyiswe njengento emaphakathi yokwamukelwa komkhiqizo.

Ithimba libhekane nemikhawulo yobuchwepheshe ebidinga izixazululo zokudala ngesaziso esifushane. Isinqumo esibalulekile sesikrini sibonisa uhlobo lokulungiswa okusheshayo okudingekayo ukuze kuphakanyiswe umuzwa womsebenzisi. Cook iqakathekise umsebenzi ohlangene owenziwe ngalesi sikhathi.

Ukulondolozwa kwezinto zomlando ngo-Apple

Inkampani igcina iqoqo elibhala izimpumelelo zayo kanye nezindlela ezihloliwe phakathi neminyaka. Ukukhethwa kwezinto zenhlolokhono kusivumele ukuthi sabelane ngengxenye yaleli gugu nomphakathi wangaphandle ngendlela elawulwayo. I-Tim Cook inikele ngamazwana acebisa ukuqondwa kwesiqephu ngasinye.

I-iPod ne-iPhone prototypes zithathe indawo emaphakathi engxoxweni. I-Eles imele ingqophamlando yokubeka izitayela embonini yezobuchwepheshe. Iseshini inikeze imininingwane mayelana nobunzima bobuchwepheshe obusetshenziswa esigabeni ngasinye sokuthuthukisa.

Ukuphela kweseshini nge-Tim Cook

Inkhulumomphendvulwano iphethe ngokubukezwa kwezinto ezihloliwe. Cook uzwakalise ukwazisa ngokufinyelela ezinqolobaneni kanye nethuba lokuvakashela kabusha izigaba ezibalulekile emlandweni we-Apple. Okuqukethwe okwethulwa kuqinisa ukulandisa kokuqamba okusha okuhlala kubonakala kwenkampani kusukela yasungulwa.

Lawa marekhodi ayaqhubeka nokusebenza njengenkomba yangaphakathi futhi manje futhi njengengxenye yokubungaza umphakathi iminyaka engu-50 yenkampani. Ukulondolozwa ngokucophelela kuvumela izizukulwane ezizayo ukuthi ziqonde umzamo ohilelekile ekudaleni imikhiqizo esibe yingxenye yempilo yansuku zonke yomhlaba.