Umphathi we-Apple uTim Cook uthumele i-imeyili kubasebenzi bakwa-Apple namuhla, ebazisa ngeSiphepho uHarvey kanye nomonakalo esiwudale ezindaweni eziseningizimu-mpumalanga yeTexas naseLouisana. UCook uthi i-Apple isize ukukhulisa imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezintathu zamaRandi ngemizamo yokusiza, ngeminikelo yayo kanye neminikelo evela kumakhasimende akwa-Apple. U-Apple ngeSonto uqale ukwamukela iminikelo evela kwi-webhusayithi yakhe nakwi-iTunes Store, imali eya ngqo kwi-American Red Cross ukuxhasa abantu abathintwe yizikhukhula eziyinhlekelele. Nazi ezinye izingcezu ze-imeyili uTim Cook azithumele kubasebenzi bakhe.
Njengoba wazi, iSiphepho uHarvey sinomthelela omubi eTexas naseLouisana. Imicabango yethu iya kubasebenzi bethu endaweni yesiphepho kanye nezigidi zabantu izimpilo zabo eziphazanyiswe yimvula, umoya nezikhukhula. Ngifuna ukukubuyekeza kwezinye zezinto u-Apple abekade ezenza ukusiza, nezindlela ongahileleka ngazo.
Ngaphansi, ithimba le-Apple lokulawulwa kwezinhlekelele emhlabeni lonke lisebenza ukusiza abasebenzi bethu abathintwe ngqo yizikhukhula eTexas. Leli thimba lisondelene kakhulu nabasebenzi bakwa-Apple abasendaweni yaseHouston, futhi benza konke okusemandleni ukusiza, kufaka phakathi ukuhambisa abanye abasebenzi nemindeni yabo endaweni ephephile. Abasebenzi bakwa-Apple endaweni yaseHouston bebelokhu besiza ngesandla esivulekile abantu abadilizwa yizikhukhula, bevula amakhaya abo kumalungu eqembu kanye nemindeni yabo, futhi kokunye, besiza ngemisebenzi yokutakula. Siyaziqhenya futhi ngokuthi i-US Coast Guard isebenzisa imikhiqizo yakwa-Apple kuleyo mizamo, cishe izindiza ezinophephela emhlane ezingaba yishumi nambili ze-USCG ezifakwe ngokukhethekile ngama-iPads ukusiza ukuxhumanisa amaqembu okusesha nokutakula.
Lapho uHarvey ewela phansi, saqala izinhlelo zokunikela. I-Apple yenza kubelula ukuthi amakhasimende anikele ngqo kwi-American Red Cross nge-App Store, iTunes, ne-Apple. com, futhi simatanisa iminikelo yabasebenzi kabili ngoyedwa. Ngenxa yokupha kwakho nokwabasebenzisi bethu, i-Apple isize ukukhulisa imali engaphezu kwesigidi samadola ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule. Ngaphezu kwe- $ 2 million u-Apple ayithembise iRed Cross ngempelasonto.
Nakulokhu futhi sikwazile ukubona ukuthi i-Apple ayizibandakanyi nje kuphela nezimbalwa, kepha ihlala ingowokuqala ukwethula i- imishini yokusiza kanye neminikelo ezinhlanganweni nakubantu abahlaselwe izinhlekelele zemvelo.
