I-Las amalungelo obunikazi Zihlale ziyindawo yokuzala yezinkampani ezinkulu ukungena emacaleni abezindaba abucayi adonsa ukunakwa kwabezindaba. Impi enkulu yokugcina ise-United Kingdom lapho I-Optis Cellular Technology imangalele i-Apple ngokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obuhlobene nokuxhumeka kumanethiwekhi weselula amanani awo abengaba ngu amadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa. Eqinisweni, I-Apple isabise ngokususa yonke imikhiqizo yayo yase-UK njengomusho 'ongamukeleki kwezentengiselwano'.
Usongo lwe-Apple lokunyamalala e-UK: inkohliso noma iqiniso?
Indaba ibuyela emuva ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kodwa izindaba zakamuva zivela eNkantolo Ephakeme yase-United Kingdom. Ekupheleni kwenyanga edlule, I-Apple yaziswa ukuthi yephule amalungelo obunikazi amabili Ubuchwepheshe be-Optis Cellular. Lawa malungelo obunikazi aqukethe ubuchwepheshe obuvumela i-iPhone ukuxhuma kumanethiwekhi weselula we-3G no-4G. Leyo mpikiswano yezobuchwepheshe yamalungelo obunikazi yayivele izamile e-United States. Kodwa leli cala lagcina likhishelwe ngaphandle ngoba ijaji "lalingcoliswe ngobuchwepheshe." Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kamuva, u-Optis wabuyela e-United Kingdom ukuze aphinde athathe izinyathelo zomthetho ngokumelene ne-Apple kuleyo nkinga.
Icala liyaqhubeka ngoba i-Apple ibinqabile ukukhokha imali yamalayisense obunikazi engu- $ 7 billion. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi bakuthatha 'njengobuchwepheshe obujwayelekile' emikhiqizweni yabo futhi ayihambelani nanoma yiliphi ilungelo lobunikazi le-Optis. Kodwa-ke, i-Apple isafana futhi ayihlose ukukhokha leyo mali ngokwephula abakholelwa ukuthi akwenzekanga.
Into ebucayi ngaleli cala ukuthi la ukwahlulelwa kweNkantolo Ephakeme yase-United Kingdom ingabeka inhlawulo yezigidigidi ngokumboza konke ukwephulwa kwelungelo lobunikazi emhlabeni jikelele. Futhi empeleni yilokhu okukhathaze amahhovisi aseCupertino lokho basabise ngokunyamalala e-UK ngesigwebo 'esingamukeleki ngokwezebhizinisi'.
Kuyacaca ukuthi i-Apple ayihlosile ukuyeka ukuthengisa imikhiqizo yayo e-UK. Kepha okusobala ukuthi inhlawulo yezigidigidi ingaba yigalelo elikhulu ezinhlwini zeCupertino. Ngaphezu kwalokho, impikiswano ingadlulela nasezinkantolo zengxenye yomhlaba.