Isikhungo esisha sika-Apple eCupertino, e-Apple Park, asisiwona nje umthombo omkhulu wemali emkhandlwini wedolobha lasekhaya, kodwa futhi siqala nokuba yinkinga ngabasebenzi abatheleka kule ndawo entsha nsuku zonke, njengoba iningi labo banentshisekelo yokuthenga ikhaya kepha akunakwenzeka ngenxa yamanani aphezulu kule ndawo.
Ngenxa yesikhundla sayo, i-Apple icindezela umkhandlu wedolobha ukuthi uthuthe futhi uthole izindawo ezintsha zokwakha izindlu. Inxanxathela yezitolo iVallco icishe yafa, lapho kungekho khona izitolo ezivulekile, ngakho-ke kunjalo umgomo wezinhlelo zesikhathi esizayo zokuvelela ngoba isondelene kakhulu nezinsiza ze-Apple ezintsha.
Umkhandlu wedolobha laseCupertino unezinhlinzeko eziningana etafuleni, kusuka epaki lasehhovisi kuya ekwakhiweni kwebhulokhi lamafulethi. Lesi sakamuva siyindlela ethandwa kakhulu ngumkhandlu wedolobha, ngoba izokhiqiza imali engenayo kakhulu ngokuzayo kunehhovisi. Kepha uhlangatshezwa ngokwenqatshwa kwabanikazi bendawo, abajabulele ukwakhiwa kwezindlu.
Isizathu kuphela sokubhekisisa lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali ukuthi intengo yezindlu izokwehla kakhulu. Noma ngubani ofuna ukuthenga indlu endaweni yaseCupertino kuzodingeka abhekane nemali mboleko yanyanga zonke okungenani engu- $ 10.000, inani eliphakeme kakhulu ngisho nakulabo ababhekele inkampani ebiza imali eningi. Abanini bamakhaya baseCupertino baqinisekisa ukuthi inxanxathela yezitolo kungaba yinto enhle, kepha kucatshangelwa ukuthi eminyakeni yamuva nje, ukuvakashela lesi sikhungo sezitolo, futhi ngokujwayelekile lezi zinhlobo zezikhungo, kwehle kakhulu, ngenxa yokuthengiswa kwe-inthanethi (i-Amazon inokuningi ukusola lokhu), umqondo ususiwe.
Njengamanje, i-Apple yenza itholakale kubasebenzi bayo, inani elikhulu le- amabhasi ahamba eSan Francisco ukuyolanda abasebenzi bese ubayisa emahhovisi, ohambweni kwesinye isikhathi oluhlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwehora nokuthi emasontweni adlule bakhandwe ngamatshe, mhlawumbe ngabahlali bedolobha, ababone ukuthi intengo yezintela zabo ibikhuphuka kanjani isikhathi ngenxa yokuphakama bafuna ukuthi izinkampani zobuchwepheshe beSilicon Valley zidale.
