Ukudodobala kwezoqoqosho akuchaphazeli nje iApple. Khumbula ukuba iiMacs namhlanje ziqwalaselwe kunye neeprosesa ze-Intel okanye yintoni enye, I-Apple ngumthengi ofanelekileyo kwinkampani. Ingxaki yaseTshayina ichaphazela ukuthengiswa kwezixhobo kwaye ke, ibango le-chip kumenzi wayo. Sikwajamelene nekamva elingaqinisekanga, nangona liyinyani, kwezi veki zidlulileyo kubonakala ngathi ungquzulwano lunempawu zesisombululo.
Kwikota yesine yemali, ingeniso ibizibhiliyoni ezili-18,66, xa uqikelelo lwabahlalutyi belungaphezulu kancinane kune-19 leebhiliyoni. iziphumo ziphezulu kunonyaka odlulileyo nge-9%, ngokwe Intel. Ukongeza, ezinye izinto ezichaphazela imveliso yimfuno ephantsi yeenkumbulo ze-NAND kunye nemfuno esezantsi yeemodem ze-iPhone ezenziwe yi-Intel. Isibhengezo sokuncipha kwe-iPhone ngu Tim Cook, kusenokwenzeka ukuba khange ihlale kakuhle phezulu kwinkampani ye-chip.
Abahlalutyi balindele ikota yokuqala enzima, nayo i-Intel, kwi-Opinion of IWeston Twigg, osebenzela inkampani Iimakethi zeNtengo eKeyBanc. Ukongeza, le mfuno ingezantsi ayichaphazeli i-Apple kuphela, kodwa abanye abenzi beetekhnoloji, ababona amanani abo okuthengisa ancitshisiwe.
Inkampani iceba ukukhupha i-CEO yayo, emva konyaka onzima kule nkampani, ineengxaki zokhuselo eziye zasokola kwezi nyanga zidlulileyo. Kwelinye icala, UBrian krzanich kwafuneka awushiye umsebenzi wakhe, ngokwaphula ikhowudi yangaphakathi yenkampani kubudlelwane bezothando nomqeshwa wenkampani. Uncedo, nangona okwethutyana, waluthatha UBob swan. Amarhe amva nje athetha ngomdla kwi-Intel, usekela-mongameli we-Apple, UJohny Srouji, njengentloko yemisebenzi.