Kudliwano-ndlebe lwakutshanje neli phephandaba The New York Times, umongameli onyulwe e-United States uDonald Trump uqinisekisile ukuba, emva konxibelelwano lweziphumo, wafumana umnxeba ovela kwi-Apple CEO u-Tim Cook kunye nomsunguli we-Microsoft u-Bill Gates.
UTrump uxelele uCook ukuba iyakuba "yimpumelelo yokwenyani" kuye ukufumana iApple ukuba yenze iimveliso zayo eMelika., endaweni yamazwe afana neTshayina okanye iVietnam, apho uninzi lwamaqabane alo okwangoku enje ngePegatron okanye iFoxconn, ezibini ezibaluleke kakhulu.
Nditsalele umnxeba u-Tim Cook e-Apple ndathi, 'Tim, uyazi enye yezinto eziza kuba yimpumelelo yokwenyani kum kuxa ndifumana i-Apple ukuba yakhe isityalo esikhulu eMelika, okanye izityalo ezininzi ezinkulu I-United States, apho endaweni yokuya e-China, ukuya e-Vietnam, okanye ukuya kwiindawo oya kuzo, zenza iimveliso zakho apha.
UCook usamkele esi sicelo ngokuthetha phandle "Ndiyayiqonda loo nto," ngokukaTrump.
UDonald Trump kwiiofisi zephephandaba iThe New York Times
UTrump watsho Ndiqinisekile ukuba iApple izakubuyela kwimveliso yase-US ngokusekwe kwinkuthazo eceba ukuyinika umenzi we-iPhone, kubandakanya "ukusikwa kwerhafu enkulu kakhulu" kunye "nokusikwa okukhulu kolawulo" kwimibutho.
Ndithe, 'Ndicinga ukuba siza kukenzela izinto ezikhuthazayo, kwaye ndicinga ukuba uza kuyenza. Siza kucela ukuba kunqunyulwe irhafu enkulu kakhulu kwimibutho, oya konwaba. “Kodwa siza kucela ukuncitshiswa kwerhafu enkulu, kufuneka siyilahle imigaqo, imigaqo iyenza ingabinakwenzeka. Nokuba ungumntu okhululekileyo okanye onenkani, ndinokuhlala phantsi ndikubonise imimiselo umntu anokuvuma ukuba ayamkeleki […] Kwaye iinkampani azinakho, azikwazi nokuqala, azikwazi ukwandisa, ziyatshona.
Ingxelo yakutshanje ithi U-Apple wacela iqabane lakhe uFoxconn ukuba afunde ngamathuba okuhambisa imveliso ye-iPhone e-United States. Nangona kunjalo, uTerry Gou, umongameli weFoxconn, ubonakala ngathi akathandeki malunga nombono ngenxa yeendleko ezingenakuthintelwa zemveliso eziya kuthi zibandakanye olu tshintsho xa kuthelekiswa nokwenza e China.
Ngelixa wayekhankasela kwiYunivesithi yaseLiberty eVirginia ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, uTrump sitsho que "Siza kwenza ukuba iApple iqale ngokwakha iikhompyuter zazo ezilahlekileyo kunye nokunye kweli lizwe endaweni yamanye amazwe.", ngelixa esongela ukunyanzelisa irhafu ye-45% kwiimveliso ezisuka e-China, umlinganiselo wokukhusela ongazange ubonwe ngaphambili kwimbali yakutshanje, kunye nokukhuthaza ukubethelwa kweemveliso ze-Apple e-United States.
UCook wayethethile ngaphambili I-Apple yenza ii-iPhones e-China kuba ilizwe libeke "ugxininiso olukhulu kwimveliso", ngelixa ujonga ukuba abasebenzi baseMelika banenani elincinci labantu abaye baqeqeshwa kwizakhono eziyimfuneko.
I-China ibeka ugxininiso kwimveliso. Kwinto esiza kuyibiza, mna nawe siya kubiza izakhono zobugcisa. I-United States, ekuhambeni kwexesha, yaqala ukuphulukana nezakhono ezininzi zobugcisa. Ndiyathetha, ungasithatha isixhobo ngasinye usise eMelika kwaye mhlawumbi usibeke kwigumbi esihleli kulo. E-China, kuya kufuneka ube neendawo ezininzi zebhola ekhatywayo.
Ngokucacileyo iApple, njengezinye iinkampani ezininzi, nayo Izibonelelo ezivela kumvuzo ophantsi e-China, apho uninzi lwabanikezeli bayo bekho kufutshane kakhulu. E-Asiya, i-TSMC yaseTaiwan yenza i-A-series chips ze-iPhone, i-Japan's Sharp kunye ne-Japan Display bonisa, kunye ne-Japan ye-SK Hynix kunye neToshiba zivelise iitshipsi zememori zesixhobo.
I-Apple inesityalo esivelisayo seMac Pro eAustin, eTexas, eqhutywa yiFlextronics, kodwa ngumzamo olinganiselweyo xa unikwa umthamo ophantsi wemveliso yezi zixhobo.
Kwinqanaba lomntu, uCook wema ecaleni kukaHillary Clinton, eququzelela umxhasi ngemali ngo-Agasti. Kwimemo ebanzi yenkampani ekhutshwe emva kokuphumelela kukaTrump, uCook ubongoze abasebenzi baka-Apple ukuba "baqhubele phambili kunye" ngaphandle kokungaqiniseki.
Kwinqanaba loshishino, i-Apple ibonise inkxaso kubagqatswa beDemokhrasi kunye neRiphabhlikhi ngexesha lamaphulo abo, kodwa kuxelwe ukuba yanciphisa inkxaso yayo kwiNgqungquthela yeSizwe yeRiphabhlikhi yowama-2016 ngenxa yezimvo eziphikisanayo zikaTrump malunga nabancinci, abasetyhini kunye nabafuduki.