Nkhani Imatha Kutha ku Apple, koma Iyamba mu 1970s England
Pamene mankhwala akukhala otchuka komanso akusintha dziko monga iPod, anthu akufuna kuyankha funso lakuti "ndani anapanga iPod?"
Ngati mwaganiza kuti yankho lake ndi "Steve Jobs ndi gulu la anthu ku Apple" mumalondola. Koma yankho lake ndi lovuta komanso losangalatsa kuposa ilo. Ndichifukwa chakuti iPod, monga zozizwitsa zambiri, idayambidwa ndi zina, zofanana-kuphatikizapo kumbuyo kwa 1970s England.
Amene Anayambitsa iPod pa Apple
Apple sanakhazikitse lingaliro la woimba nyimbo wa digito yomwe ingagwirizane ndi thumba lanu. Ndipotu, iPod inali kutali ndi sewero loyamba la MP3. Makampani angapo-kuphatikizapo Diamond, Creative Labs, ndi Sony-anali kugulitsa awo osewera ma sewero kwa zaka zochepa pamaso pa iPod mu October 2001.
Ngakhale kuti panali ma sewero a PAMP isanafike iPod, palibe ngakhale imodzi yomwe idakhala yayikulu. Izi zinali chifukwa cha mtengo ndi zinthu. Mwachitsanzo, 1999 Labs Nomad ya 1999 inali ndi 32 MB ya kukumbukira (Osati GB! Amenewa 32 MB ali okwanira pafupifupi ma CD limodzi kapena awiri pamsika wotsika wa audio) ndipo mtengo wake ndi US $ 429.
Kupitirira apo, msika wa nyimbo za digito unali wabwino kwambiri. Mu 2001, panalibe Masitolo a iTunes, palibe masitolo ena otsatsa ngati eMusic , ndipo Napster adakali wokongola kwambiri. Chimodzi mwa chifukwa chake iPod inagwira ntchito ndikuti inali yoyamba yopanga ndondomeko yotsatsa ndi kumvetsera nyimbo zosavuta komanso zosangalatsa.
Gulu la Apple limene linapanga ndi kuyambitsa iPod yapachiyambi mu October 2001 linali likugwira ntchito kwa chaka chimodzi. Gululo linali:
- Jon Rubinstein - panthawiyo, pulezidenti wamkulu wa apulogalamu ya Apple ya hardware engineering. Iye tsopano ali pa bwalo la oyang'anira pa chipmaker Qualcomm ndi Amazon
- Jonathan Ive atatha kupanga mapangidwe a iMac ndi iPod yapachiyambi, tsopano ndi Chief Design Officer ku Apple
- Tony Fadell- injiniya ndipo kenako wamkulu wa pulezidenti wa gulu la iPod. Kampani yomwe adayambitsa atachoka ku Apple, Nest, idagulidwa ndi Google kwa $ 3.2 biliyoni mu Jan. 2014
- Michael Dhuey- injiniya wa Apple. Tsopano amagwira ntchito ku Cisco Systems
- Tim Wasko- an interface designer ku Apple
- Steve Jobs- Co-founder wa Apple komanso kampani yoyang'anira kampani pa nthawiyo. Anayang'anira polojekiti ya iPod. Anamwalira mu 2011 .
Mmene iPad Ilili Ndi Dzina Lake
Kodi mumadziwa kuti munthu yemwe anapatsa iPod dzina lake sanali wogwira ntchito ya Apple? Vinnie Chieco, wolemba mabuku payekha, ananena kuti dzina lake iPod chifukwa adauziridwa ndi mzere mu filimuyiyi 2001 "Tsegulani chitseko cha pod bay, HAL."
Makampani Ena Amene Anathandiza Kulowetsa iPod
Apple nthawi zambiri amamanga hardware yake ndi mapulogalamu onse mnyumba ndipo sagwirizana kwambiri ndi makampani akunja. Sizinali choncho panthawi yopanga iPod.
Chipangizo cha iPod chinakhazikitsidwa ndi makina opangidwa ndi kampani yotchedwa PortalPlayer (yomwe idapangidwa ndi NVIDIA). PortalPlayer adapanga chipangizo chogwiritsa ntchito njira yogwiritsira ntchito yofanana ndi iPod.
Apple imadziwika kwambiri ndipo imalemekezedwa chifukwa cha njira zake zosavuta, zowonongeka, koma Apple sizinapangitse konse mawonekedwe oyambirira a iPod. M'malo mwake, linagwirizana ndi kampani yomwe imatchedwa Pixo (yomwe tsopano ili gawo la Sun Microsystems) chifukwa cha maziko oyambira. Patapita nthawi Apple anafutukula.
Koma ndani kwenikweni anaika iPod?
Monga tanenera poyamba, Apple anali kutali ndi kampani yoyamba kugulitsa chojambula chojambula cha digito. Koma kodi mungakhulupirire kuti mfundo yaikulu ya iPod inakhazikitsidwa ku England mu 1979?
Kane Kramer, wolemba mabuku wa ku Britain, analimbikitsa ndi kupanga chidziwitso cha chojambula chojambula, chojambula cha plastiki chojambula m'chaka cha 1979. Ngakhale kuti adakhala ndi chivomerezo kwa kanthaŵi, sakanatha kubwezeretsa chivomerezo cha padziko lonse pa lingaliro lake. Chifukwa chilolezocho chinali chitatha nthawi yomwe ma MP3 ankachita bizinesi yaikulu, sanatenge ndalama kuchokera ku lingaliro lake loyambirira pamene linayamba kuwonetsetsa mthumba aliyense m'ma 2000s.
Ngakhale kuti Kramer sanapindule mwachindunji ndi zomwe adapanga, Apple adavomereza udindo wa Kramer popanga iPod monga gawo la chitetezo chake pa milandu ya patent mu 2008.