Ngisazikhumbula lezo zinsuku ezisencane lapho ukukwazi ukucabanga ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthatha ikhompyutha yethu siye ekilasini kwakuyinto enhle kakhulu. Kuningi okwenzekile selokhu abathakathi nezikole nezikhungo zemfundo zenziwe zanamuhla kulokhu, futhi okungenani e-United States, kujwayelekile ukuthola amakhompyutha noma amaphilisi cishe kuwo wonke amakilasi, ukusiza abafundi nsuku zonke. Kepha lowo akuwona umsebenzi wawo okhethekile, kepha futhi Kuhle ukuthi bonke othisha babe nokuzivocavoca kanye nezivivinyo ezilawulwa ngaso sonke isikhathi abazithumela kubafundi babo, kunciphisa isikhathi esithathiwe ukuzilungisa.
Eminyakeni yakamuva, cishe selokhu kwafika i-iPad emakethe, abafundi abaningi nezinhlangano zemfundo bayemukele ngezandla ezifudumele. Kepha bekungeyona ukuphela kwento, ngoba iMac isibe ngelinye lamathuluzi asetshenziswa kakhulu ngokuhlanganiswa ne-iPad sibonga ipulatifomu ye-Apple etholakala kothisha nabafundi, ngokuhlanganiswa nezaphulelo ezinkulu ezenziwa kulo mkhakha lapho kuvuselelwa noma kuthengwa idivayisi entsha.
Kepha kubukeka sengathi iMac ne-iPad seziqala ukuvumela amaWindows womabili, kepha ikakhulukazi i-ChromeOS, isistimu yokusebenza yedeskithophu yamadivayisi ayisisekelo, ehlinzeka ngokuphelele ngemisebenzi ye-Mac futhi enezingxenyekazi zalabo thisha nabafundi athintana nabo ngokushesha. Njengoba sikwazi ukubona kugrafu, e-United States Ukusetshenziswa kwama-Mac ezikoleni kuye kwehla eminyakeni edlule, kusuka ku-8% ngo-2014 kuya ku-5% ngo-2016. I-iPad ibuye yabona isabelo sayo sehla sisuka ku-26% ngo-2014 saya ku-14% ngo-2016.
Emhlabeni jikelele siyabona ukuthi iMac ibone nesabelo sayo sehla sisuka ku-2% ngo-2014 saya ku-1% ngo-2016. I-iPad yona igcine isabelo sayo esingu-9% eyasithola ngo-2014, yize ngo-2015 yawela kuma-8% ukuze iphinde ilulame. I-ChromeOS ayandile kakhulu emhlabeni jikelele, ngakho-ke isabelo semakethe sohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Google lwama-laptops ayisisekelo sisukile ku-2% ngo-2014 saya ku-6% ngo-2016. Uma-ke kusizakale ngaphandle kwe-United States United yiWindows, esuke 47% ngo-2014 kuya ku-64% ngo-2016.