Ekupheleni konyaka owedlule, inkampani yaseFinland iNokia yafaka icala enkantolo yaseMelika lapho yasola khona i-Apple ngokusebenzisa amalungelo obunikazi ahlukene ngaphandle kokudlula ebhokisini, uhlobo lwecala eselivame kakhulu ku-Apple kulezi iminyaka edlule. Ngemuva kwezingxoxo zezinyanga ezimbalwa, u-Apple wafinyelela esivumelwaneni nabakwaNokia nayo yonke imikhiqizo yenkampani i-Withings, manje eyiNokia, ziphinde zafakwa ku-Apple Store ekuwo wonke amazwe. Imininingwane yesivumelwano ibingakaziwa, kodwa ngokwesitatimende sakamuva sakwaNokia, u-Apple ukhokhe u- $ 2.000 billion njengengxenye yesivumelwano selungelo lobunikazi futhi ngeshwa washiya impi enkantolo.
Le nkokhelo iyingxenye yesivumelwano esefinyelelwe yilezi zinkampani zombili, ngoba ngokwesitatimende esishicilelwe yizinkampani zombili ezazimisa ukuphela kobutha, zombili lezi zinkampani zazihlose ukusebenzisana kungekudala, ngaphezu kwe-Apple. qinisekisa ukusetshenziswa kwamalungelo obunikazi adingekayo kudivayisi yakho futhi abhaliswe yinkampani ezinze eFinland.
Ekuqaleni konyaka abakwaNokia bethule amatheminali amasha abafuna ukufinyelela ngawo emakethe, imikhiqizo okwamanje edayiswa emazweni ambalwa kakhulu kodwa ngokusho kwabantu abambalwa abake bazithola, banemihle kakhulu izinzuzo ngentengo atholakala ngayo. Kumele kukhunjulwe ukuthi abakwaNokia abasenasibopho sokwenza amatheminali, kodwa kunalokho idlulisele ukusetshenziswa komkhiqizo kunkampani yesithathu ukuyiklama nokwenza, njengeBlackBerry. Vele, umklamo wokugcina kufanele uhlale unemvume yenkampani, ngoba inkampani yakwaNokia inesithunzi emhlabeni wezocingo, yize eminyakeni yamuva ibinqabile.