NgoMsombuluko owedlule, iQualcomm ithole ukunqoba okubalulekile ibhekene neApple maqondana nempi esemthethweni ebhekene nalezi zinkampani zombili nokuthi uma iqhubeka ngaleyo ndlela, ungalimaza kakhulu kuzo zombili izinhlangothi. Okwamanje, i-Apple isivele ibonile ukuthi inkantolo yase-China iyenqabele kanjani i-Apple ukuthi ithengise kusuka kuma-iPhone 6s kuya ku-iPhone X eChina.
Ukuzama ukugwema le nkinga enkulu ye-Apple, inkampani esekwe eCupertino ihlose ukukwenza hambisa ukukhiqizwa kusuka ku-iPhone kuye ePegatron, ukuze iFoxconn iyeke ukukhiqiza amamodeli athengiswa njengamanje endaweni yase-Asia. Ngokusho kukaQualcomm uqobo, i-iPhone eyenziwe nguFoxconn noWistron yephula amalungelo obunikazi ale nkampani, into engenzeki naleyo eyenziwe yiPegatron.
Ngokuqondile, bekulokhu kunjalo UQualcomm oqinisekise ukuthi ama-iPhones akhiqizwe yiPegatron awaphuli amalungelo obunikazi inkampani yenkampani yaseMelika emangalele i-Apple. Ekuqaleni, i-Apple kubonakala ikubona kungenzeka ukuhambisa ukukhiqizwa kwe-iPhone kuzikhungo zePegatron. Inkinga okungenzeka ukuthi lokhu kudluliswa kuzotholakala ngokushoda kwamatheminali amasha emakethe, ngoba iPegatron ayinamandla afanayo okukhiqiza njengeFoxconn enkulu.
Ngokusho kwabezindaba zeNikkei, umenzi ngamunye we-iPhone unelayisense lakhe lobunikazi ngeQualcomm, ilayisense okuxoxiswana ngayo ngokuzimela. Ngokusobala, isivumelwano selungelo lobunikazi likaQualcomm noPegatron sihlanganisa okuningi kwephothifoliyo yomkhiqizo kunaleyo esayinwe noFoxconn noWistron.
UNikkei ulinganisela ukuthi ukulahleka kwemali engenayo ye-Apple kulokhu kuvinjelwa kungenzeka khuphukela ku- $ 5.000 billion ngensalela ka-2018, inqobo nje uma iqala ukusebenza, njengoba inkampani ezinze eCupertino isikhalisile isinqumo.