I-Apple ifinyelele esivumelwaneni nenkampani ye-biometric sensor iValencell, okuyinkampani eyamangalela inkampani ezinze eCupertino eminyakeni emithathu eyedlule ngokweba ubuchwepheshe obasetshenziswa ku-Apple Watch. Isivumelwano asizange simenyezelwe ngokusemthethweni, kepha kube yi-blog yabagijimi i-The5krunners eye yazisa ngalesi sivumelwano.
Ngokwalo mkhankaso, icala ebelibhekene nezinkampani zombili selixazululiwe kepha ayikho kulezi zinkampani ezimbili elizophawula ngalo, okungenani okwamanje. UValencell ufake isimangalo ku-Apple ngoJanuwari 2016 phambi kweNkantolo Yesifunda SaseMpumalanga eNyakatho Carolina, e-United States.
Kuleli cala, u-Apple wasolwa ngokwephula amalungelo akhe obunikazi amane, wonke ahlobene nobuchwepheshe bokuzwa kwenhliziyo, ngaphezu akusolwe ngemikhuba yebhizinisi ekhohlisayo nokwephula isivumelwano, ngemuva kwezingxoxo ezahlukahlukene zombili izinhlangothi ezazinezinyanga ngaphambi kokwethulwa ngokusemthethweni kwe-Apple Watch.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uValencell wasola u-Apple ngokuthi bekusiza ngokwezezimali ukwephula amalungelo obunikazi kunokukhokha ukuze ukwazi ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe, wagomela ukuthi lo mkhuba 'uyahambisana nesitatimende se-Apple CEO uSteve Jobs' sokuthi i-Apple ibilokhu ikhona esihlathini uma kukhulunywa ngokweba imibono emihle.
UValencell wayecele isijeziso sokuqala nesingunaphakade ukuvimbela ukwephulwa komthetho esikhathini esizayo, kanye nokunxeshezelwa ngomonakalo kanye nesivumelwano sokuthi i-Apple iqhubeke nokusebenzisa amalayisense enkampani ku-Apple Watch. IValencell yinkampani ebhekele iningi lezinzwa ze-biometric esingazithola kokugqokekayo okuningi okutholakala manje emakethe.