Kunengqondo ukuthi lapho inkampani idala okuthile ekufunayo ukuvikela ukukopela. Njengoba nazi nonke, "izihlangu" ezivikela noma imuphi umqondo noma ukwakhiwa amalungelo obunikazi aleyo miqondo. Lapho senza ilungelo lobunikazi siqinisekisa ukuthi akekho umuntu ongasebenzisa into efana naleyo efakwe kugunya lobunikazi ezweni lapho kusebenza khona ilungelo lobunikazi.
I-Apple ikwazile ukwenza amalungelo obunikazi ezinye izithonjana ezimbili eziningi ezikhona ku-iOS. Izithonjana manje ezivikelwe ekubambeni inkohliso zivela ezinhlelweni ezimbili ebesizibona ku-iOS isikhathi eside, yize amalungelo obunikazi afaka ukwakheka okuyisicaba okwafika kuma-smartphones ethu ane-iOS 7.
I-United States Patent kanye neHhovisi Lomkhiqizo linikeze i-Bitten Apple Company a I-Patent eyenza izithonjana ze-Siri ne-App Store uphawu lokuhweba lwe-iOS 7 ne-iOS 8. Lezi zimpawu ezimbili zijoyina ezinye imifanekiso enelungelo lobunikazi esikhathini esedlule, ikakhulukazi ngoJulayi 2013, inyanga ngemuva kokwethulwa ngokusemthethweni kwe-iOS 7.