Amaya Toman Mazuva ano, vashandisi vazhinji vangangove vatoteerera mimhanzi pamaPhones avo, kunyanya kuburikidza nekushambadzira masevhisi. Asi zvaisagara zvakadaro, uye kwechinguva Apple iPods dzaive dzakakurumbira chaizvo. Izvi ndizvo zvakaitika, somuenzaniso, muna January 2005, apo kutengeswa kwemutambi ane mukurumbira uyu kwakasvika nhamba dzakarekodhwa zvechokwadi.
Zvinogona kudaro kufarira iwe
Mwedzi mitatu yadarika, pamwe nekutengesa kweKisimusi kweiPod uye kudiwa kukuru kweiyo iBook yazvino, yakaona purofiti yeApple yakapetwa kana. Kambani yeCupertino, iyo panguva iyoyo yakanga isati yave nedambudziko rekuburitsa data chaiyo pamusoro pehuwandu hwezvigadzirwa zvayo zvakatengeswa, yakazvirumbidza nemukurumbira wakakodzera kuti yakakwanisa kutengesa rekodhi mamiriyoni gumi ePods. Kuwedzera kukurumbira kwevatambi vemimhanzi kwakakonzera purofiti yepamusoro yeApple. Huwandu hwepurofiti hwakaitwa neApple kumashure hakuna chinhu chinokatyamadza mazuva ano, asi zvakashamisa vanhu vazhinji panguva iyoyo.
Muna 2005, zvaive zvisati zvave kuitika kutaura kuti Apple yaive pamusoro. Vatungamiri vekambani vakaedza kuvaka uye vozochengetedza nzvimbo yakanakisa pamusika, uye munhu wese achiri nendangariro dzakajeka dzekuti kambani yakamira sei padanho rekudonha muhafu yechipiri yemakumi mapfumbamwe. Asi muna Ndira 12, 2005, sechikamu chekuzivisa mhedzisiro yayo yemari, Apple yakaratidza nekudada kwakakodzera uye kwakakodzera kuti yakakwanisa kusvika $3,49 bhiriyoni mumari yekota yapfuura, kuwedzera kukuru kwe75% pamusoro pekota imwechete gore rapfuura. Mari yakawanda yekota yakasvika rekodhi $295 miriyoni, yakakwira $63 miriyoni kubva muchikamu chimwe chetecho muna2004.
Kiyi kune iyi dzungu mhinduro yaive kunyanya kubudirira kunoshamisa kweiPod. Mutambi mudiki akave chinhu chinodiwa nevanhu vazhinji, waigona kuzviona pane maartist, vanozivikanwa uye nevamwe vanhu vane mukurumbira, uye Apple yakakwanisa kudzora 65% yemusika unotakurika wemimhanzi inoridza ne iPod.
Asi yakanga isiri nyaya yeiPod chete. Apple sezviri pachena yakasarudza kusasiya chero chinhu chakaitika uye yakapinda mumvura yeindasitiri yemimhanzi ine iTunes Music Store yayo, iyo panguva iyoyo yaimiririra nzira nyowani yekutengesa mimhanzi. Asi zvitoro zveApple zvezvidhinha nedhaka zvakavawo nekuwedzera, uye bazi rekutanga kunze kweUnited States rakavhurwawo. Kutengeswa kweMac kwaikwirawo, semuenzaniso yakataurwa iBook G4, asiwo iMac G5 ine simba yaifarira kukurumbira.
Nguva iyo Apple yakarekodha rekodhi yekutengesa iPod yayo yainakidza kwete nekuda kwekubudirira kwemutambi, asiwo nekuda kwenzira iyo kambani yakakwanisa kuita zvibodzwa zvakanyanya pamativi akati wandei kamwechete - kusanganisira nzvimbo dzaive hama itsva.
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Kunobva: Cult of Mac, gallery photo source: Apple (kuburikidza neWayback Machine)
