Kule minyaka mibini idlulileyo, kwaye ngenxa yezikhalazo zabaqhubi baseJapan, abalawuli baseJapan bebephanda inkampani esekwe eCupertino ngokuphula imithetho yelizwe yokungathembeki ngokunyanzela abaqhubi ukuba thengisa iimodeli zakho ezahlukeneyo ze-iPhone ngexabiso eliphantsi, eyavelisa amaxabiso aphezulu kubasebenzi.
IKomishoni yoRhwebo oluLungileyo ithi icandelo le-Apple eJapan linyanzelise abaqhubi be-NTT, iDocomo, i-KDDI kunye neQela leSoftBank ukuba zibonelela ngee-iPhones ezixhaswa ngemali, ngaphantsi kweendleko ezinokuthi zithengwe ngoku kwiivenkile ze-Apple eJapan, ukuba babefuna ukukwazi ukubonelela ngee-terminals ze-Apple kwikhathalogu yabo.
NgokweKomishoni yoRhwebo oluLungileyo:
Ukunyanzelisa abaqhubi ukuba banikezele ngeenkxaso-mali (kwi-iPhone) kuthintele abaqhubi ekunikezeni amaxabiso aphantsi kwenyanga, ngaphezu kokuthintela abanye abavelisi ukuba bangabikho kwiimeko ezifanayo zokubonelela ngee-terminals zabo kwimarike.
Ukuhlawula ilahleko, abaqhubi baphoqeleka ukuba bangene kwiikontrakthi kunye nabathengi phakathi I-2 kunye ne-4 iminyaka esisigxina, kunye namazinga aphezulu kakhulu kunalawo afunyenwe kwimarike, kunye nabasebenzisi bokugqibela abangamaxhoba aphambili, njengoko kusenzeka rhoqo kolu hlobo lwamaqhinga olwenziwa ziinkampani.
Le khomishini akayohlwaya iApple ngezi zenzo, ekubeni ichaza ukuba iya kuphonononga iikhontrakthi enazo ngoku kunye nabaqhubi beefowuni zelizwe. Ngombulelo kulo mkhuba, i-Apple ikwazile ukufumana isiqingatha sesabelo semarike, esiye sayivumela ukuba ibe yenye yezona ntengiso zinenzuzo kakhulu kwinkampani, kuba namhlanje, iJapan iye yaba lilizwe lesithathu elivelisa ingeniso eninzi kwi-imarike. I-App Store emva kweTshayina kunye ne-United States.