I-Apple ichaza ukuthi kungani izitolo zezinhlelo zokusebenza zezinkampani zangaphandle zizofinyelela kuphela ku-European Union

NgoMeyi odlule 2023, i Umthetho Wezimakethe Zedijithali (LMD) ye-European Union enenjongo yokuqinisekisa izimakethe ezilinganayo futhi ezingaphikiswana nazo ngaphakathi komkhakha wedijithali. Lo mthetho uthinte izinkulungwane zezinkampani futhi enye yazo, ngaphandle kokungabaza, i-Apple. Kodwa-ke, labo abavela eCupertino abake banyakaza kwaze kwaba emahoreni ambalwa edlule lapho bekhipha i-iOS 17.4 enezici eziningi ezintsha ezihambisana ne-DML. Phakathi kwabo, ukwethulwa kwezitolo zezinhlelo zokusebenza zezinkampani zangaphandle noma ukuvulwa kwe-chip ye-NFC kumasistimu okukhokha ngaphandle kwe-Apple Pay. Nokho, nakuba i-Apple ingandisa yonke le misebenzi emhlabeni wonke usenqume ukungakwenzi lokho futhi ngezansi sichaza izimpikiswano zabo.

I-EU kanye ne-LMD yayo iphoqa i-Apple ukuthi yethule izinguquko ezinkulu

I-LMD ilapha ukuzohlala e-European Union futhi yile ndlela u-Apple ayichaza ngayo ku-a isitatimende sephephandaba izolo, lapho ephinde wathatha ithuba lokwethula i-beta yokuqala ye-iOS 17.4 nazo zonke lezi zici ezintsha ezihlobene nokusetshenziswa kwe-LMD eYurophu. Lo mthetho kuphoqe u-Apple ukuthi aklame ama-API amasha angaphezu kuka-600, ukusebenza kwezinye izinjini zokuzulazula, inketho yokucubungula inkokhelo yohlelo lokusebenza nokusabalalisa uhlelo lokusebenza nge izitolo zezinhlelo zokusebenza zezinkampani zangaphandle, okungenye yezici ezibaluleke kakhulu ze-Apple.

Nokho, Lo Mthetho usebenza kuphela emazweni angama-27 angamalungu e-European Union. Futhi nakuba i-Apple ibingathatha ithuba lokwandisa zonke lezi zici ezintsha kwamanye amazwe emhlabeni, inqume ukungakwenzi lokho ngezizathu ezimbalwa.

Izinketho ezintsha zokucubungula izinkokhelo nokulanda izinhlelo zokusebenza ku-iOS zivula izindlela ezintsha zohlelo olungayilungele ikhompuyutha, ukukhwabanisa nemikhonyovu, okuqukethwe okungemthetho nokulimazayo, nezinye izinsongo zobumfihlo nokuphepha. Kungakho i-Apple yakha izivikelo, okuhlanganisa ukuloga kohlelo lokusebenza lwe-iOS, ukulayisensa konjiniyela wesitolo sohlelo lokusebenza, nokunye ukudalulwa kokukhokha, ukuze kuncishiswe ubungozi futhi kunikeze ulwazi oluphelele nokuvikeleke kakhulu olungakhona kubasebenzisi be-Apple. EU. Ngisho nalezi zivikelo zikhona, zisekhona izingozi eziningi.

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Ngokungenakugwenywa, lezi zinketho ezintsha zezinhlelo zokusebenza ezivela konjiniyela be-EU zidala ubungozi obusha kubasebenzisi be-Apple namadivayisi wabo. I-Apple ayikwazi ukuqeda lezi zingozi, kodwa izokwenza konke okusemandleni ukuze inciphise ngaphakathi kohlaka lwe-DML. Lokhu kuvikela kuzosetshenziswa lapho abasebenzisi belanda i-iOS 17.4 noma kamuva, kusukela ngoMashi.

Iphimbo lokukhishwa kwabezindaba linokhahlo futhi akumangalisi ngoba lisho a ukuguqulwa kwengqikithi ye-Apple kusukela ekuqaleni kwayo nge-iOS ne-iPadOS. Kodwa-ke, i-LMD entsha edalelwe ukugwema ukubusa kanye nokulawulwa kobuchwepheshe kuzophoqa abasebenzisi abahlala e-European Union ukuthi bazijwayeze njengoba kuzokwenziwa onjiniyela.