Indaba ingase iphele ku-Apple, kodwa iqala ngo-1970 eNgilandi
Uma umkhiqizo uba yinto ethandwa futhi iguqulwa njengezwe njenge-iPod, abantu bafuna ukuphendula umbuzo othi "ubani owasungula i-iPod?"
Uma ucabanga ukuthi impendulo ngu "Steve Jobs neqembu labantu e-Apple" ulungile kakhulu. Kodwa impendulo nayo iyinkimbinkimbi futhi iyathandeka kunaleyo. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi i-iPod, njengezinto eziningi zokwakha, ilandelwe ezinye, ukukhiqizwa okufanayo-kufaka phakathi nasekuqaleni kuka-1970 e-England.
Ngubani owafaka i-iPod ku-Apple
I-Apple ayizange iqale umqondo wesidlali somculo we-digital ongangena ephaketheni lakho. Eqinisweni, i-iPod yayikude ne-MP3 player yokuqala ephathekayo. Izinkampani eziningana-kuhlanganise i-Diamond, i-Creative Labs, ne-Sony-zazithengisa ama-MP3 abadlali babo iminyaka embalwa ngaphambi kokuba i-iPod iqale ngo-Okthoba 2001.
Ngenkathi bekhona ama-MP3 abadlali ngaphambi kwe-iPod, akekho kubo owaye waba hits ezinkulu. Lokhu kwakuyingxenye ngenxa yamanani nezici. Isibonelo, i-1999 Lab Labs Nomad ye-1999 yayinememori engu-32 MB (hhayi i-GB! Labo 32 MB banele ngokwanele ama- CD angu- 1 noma amabili ngekhwalithi ephansi yomsindo) futhi kubiza u-US $ 429.
Ngaphandle kwalokho, imakethe yomculo yedijithali yayingakafaneki kahle. Ngo-2001, kwakungekho iTitolo lesitolo se-iTunes, ayikho enye indawo yokulanda efana ne-eMusic , futhi uNapster wayesengumuntu omusha. Ingxenye yokuthi i-iPod iphumelele yini ukuthi kwakuwumkhiqizo wokuqala ukwenza inqubo yokulayisha nokulalela umculo kulula futhi kujabulise.
Ithimba lase-Apple elaklama futhi laqala i -iPod yasekuqaleni ngo-Okthoba 2001 yayisebenza kuyo cishe unyaka. Leli qembu laliyi:
- UJon Rubinstein- ngaleso sikhathi, u-Vice kaMongameli we-hardware engineering. Manje usebhodi labaqondisi e-chipmaker Qualcomm nase-Amazon
- UJonathan Uveve ngemuva kokusiza ukuklama i-iMac ne-iPod yasekuqaleni, manje useyisikhulu esiPhezulu seMiklamo e-Apple
- Tony Fadell- unjiniyela wabe esengumongameli omkhulu we-iPod. Inkampani eyasungula ngemuva kokushiya i-Apple, iNest, ithengwe yi-Google ngo-$ 3.2 billion ngoJan. 2014
- UMichael Dhuey- unjiniyela we-Apple. Manje usebenza ku-Cisco Systems
- U-Tim Wasko- i-interface designer e-Apple
- Steve Jobs- Co-umsunguli we-Apple kanye i-CEO yenkampani ngaleso sikhathi. Wayengamela iphrojekthi ye-iPod. Wafa ngo-2011 .
Indlela i-iPad enegama layo
Uyazi ukuthi umuntu owanikeze i-iPod igama lakhe wayengelona isisebenzi sika-Apple? U-Vinnie Chieco, umkopishi ozimele, uphakamise igama elithi iPod ngoba uphefumulelwe umugqa emabhayisikobho ngo- 2001 "Vula umnyango we-pod bay, HAL."
Ezinye Izinkampani Ezasiza Ukufaka iPod
Ngokuvamile i-Apple ikhiqiza i-hardware yayo kanye nesofthiwe ngokuphelele ngaphakathi kwendlu futhi engavamile ukusebenzisana nezinkampani zangaphandle. Yilokho okwakungekho ngesikhathi sokuthuthukiswa kwe-iPod.
I-iPod isekelwe ekuklanyelwe kwenkampani yenkampani ebizwa ngokuthi i-PortalPlayer (okusuke yatholwa yi-NVIDIA). I-PortalPlayer idale idivayisi yesibonakaliso isebenzisa uhlelo lokufaka olufakiwe olufana ne-iPod.
I-Apple iyaziwa kabanzi futhi ihlonishwa ngokuxhumana kwayo okulula, okunembile komsebenzisi, kodwa i-Apple ayizange idibanise ngokuphelele i-iPod interface yokuqala. Esikhundleni salokho, inkontileka nenkampani ebizwa nge-Pixo (manje engxenyeni ye-Sun Microsystems) yesikhombimsebenzisi sokusekela. Ngokushesha i-Apple yanda kulo.
Kodwa Ubani Ngempela owafaka iPod?
Njengoba kuphawuliwe ekuqaleni, i-Apple yayikude nenkampani yokuqala ukuthengisa isidlali somculo se-digital digital. Kodwa ingabe ubungakholelwa ukuthi umqondo oyisisekelo we-iPod wasungulwa eNgilandi ngo-1979?
U-Kane Kramer, oyisunguli saseBrithani, wakha futhi wabonisa ilungelo lomdlali womculo we-digital digital, ngo-1979. Nakuba ayephethe ilungelo lobunikazi okwesikhashana, wayengenakukwazi ukuvuselela ilungelo lobunikazi emhlabeni wonke. Ngenxa yokuthi ilungelo lobunikazi liphelelwe yisikhathi ngesikhathi abadlali be-MP3 baba ibhizinisi elikhulu, akenzanga imali emcimbini wakhe wokuqala lapho eqala ukubonisa esikhwameni somuntu wonke ngonyaka ka-2000.
Nakuba i-Kramer engazange izuze ngokuqondile ekuqalisweni kwayo, i-Apple yavuma indima kaKamer ekuqaliseni i-iPod njengengxenye yokuzivikela ngokumelene nomthetho we-patent ngo-2008.