I-Netherlands Consumer and Markets Authority inyanzelise inkampani esekwe eCupertino ngoJanuwari ophelileyo ukuba ivumele ii-apps zomntu wesithathu ezifumaneka kwi-App Store. zibandakanya ezinye iindlela zokuhlawula.
U-Apple uthe abaphuhlisi bezicelo kuya kufuneka bakhuphe esinye isicelo esizimeleyo, esinye sezabathengi belizwe kunye nesinye selizwe liphela. Ukongeza, inkampani ikwabhengeze oko ingahlawulisa ikhomishini ye-27% kuzo zonke izinto ezithengiweyo kusetyenziswa iindlela zomntu wesithathu.
I-Netherlands Consumer and Markets Authority ibhengeze ukuba iya kuhlawulisa i-Apple ye-5 yezigidi ze-euro ngeveki nganye ukuba ingawuphumezi lo mlinganiselo. ngobuninzi bezigidi ezingama-50.
Ukusukela ngoku, i-Apple iqokelele i-25 yezigidi zee-euro kwezohlwayo kwaye yonke into ibonakala ibonisa oko iya kuqhubeka ngolu hlobo.
Ngexesha lentetho kuqoqosho lwedijithali kunye nobumfihlo, UMargrethe Vestager, uMkomishinala waseYurophu kuKhuphiswano lweManyano yaseYurophu, yabanga ukuba i-Apple "eyona ikhetha ukuhlawula izohlwayo rhoqo, kunokuthobela isigqibo seGunya loKhuphiswano laseDatshi malunga nemigaqo nemiqathango yokuba umntu wesithathu afikelele" kwi-App Store.
Uphumezo olusebenzayo, kubandakanywa neKhomishini enezixhobo ezaneleyo zokwenza oko, kuya kuba ngundoqo ekuqinisekiseni ukuthotyelwa.
Abanye abagcini basenokuhendelwa ekubeni badlale kangangexesha elithile okanye bazame ukutyeshela imithetho. Ukuziphatha kwe-Apple eNetherlands kule mihla kunokuba ngumzekelo.
Njengoko siyiqonda, i-Apple ikhetha ukuhlawula izohlwayo rhoqo, kunokuthobela isigqibo seGunyabantu lamaDatshi loKhuphiswano malunga nemigaqo nemiqathango yokuba umntu wesithathu afikelele kwi-App Store yayo.
Ukuvula i-App Store kwiintlawulo zomntu wesithathu ngohlobo oluthile lwesicelo linyathelo lokuqala le-European Union ukukubophelela ukuba yiphumeze kuzo zonke izicelo.
Ngokumalunga ne-27% ikhomishini efunwa yi-Apple zifakwe epokothweni nangona zingalungiswanga iintlawulo, iya kuba ngumxholo wophando yi-European Union.