Unyaka wonke, sinanela izindaba ezahlukahlukene ezihlobene ne-Apple Store i-Apple ehlela ukuyivula noma ukuyenza kabusha. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule sikwazise ngezinhlelo zenkampani eseCupertino yokuvala isikhashana i-Apple Store kuFifth Avenue eNew York ukuyivumelanisa nokwakhiwa kwamanje kwezitolo ngaphezu kokwenza kube lula kubasebenzisi abanezimoto ukukhubazeka. Namuhla sekuyisikhathi sokuphawula ngesiqephu sezindaba abanye abasebenzisi abangaba nentshisekelo kuso njengoba kuhlobene nembangi yabo enkulu emhlabeni yocingo, kusukela U-Apple ukuqinisekisile ngokusemthethweni ukuthi uhlela ukuvula i-Apple Store eSeoul, ENingizimu Korea, okuyikhaya lomkhiqizi womakhalekhukhwini omkhulu kunabo bonke emhlabeni.
U-Apple uziqinisekisile lezi zindaba kuReuters lapho singafunda khona:
Sijabule ukuvula iSitolo Sakwa-Apple sokuqala sokuqala eKorea, esinye sezikhungo ezibaluleke kakhulu kwezomnotho nomholi emkhakheni wezimakethe zezokuxhumana nezobuchwepheshe onendawo ebalulekile k-isiko. Njengamanje sifuna abasebenzi besitolo sokuqala, abasebenzi abazoba nenhloso yokwanelisa izidingo zabathandi bemikhiqizo yenkampani, nokwenza abathengi bayijabulele.
Njengoba kubikwe ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule yiThe Wall Street Journal, indawo yokugcina izobe iseduze nendlunkulu yakwa-Samsung, ngaphesheya kwesiteshi iGangnam, indawo abafana baseCupertino abangafunanga ukuyiqinisekisa noma ukuyiphika. Imakethe yaseKorea icishe ilawulwe ngokulinganayo yizinkampani ze-LG ne-Samsung. Njengamanje yonke imikhiqizo yakwa-Apple iyatholakala kubahlali bezwe ngokusebenzisa abathengisi abahlukahlukene abagunyaziwe, ngakho-ke impumelelo elinganiselwe inkampani enayo emhlabeni ngocingo ayihlangene nokungabi ne-Apple Store yayo.