I-Apple ibilokhu ibonakala ngokuthola imihlahlandlela eqinile kakhulu leyo bonke abathuthukisi kumele balandele uma befuna ukunikela ngezicelo zabo ku-App Store, noma kwesinye isikhathi basebenzisa amaqhinga ukufihla imisebenzi yabo bese beyedlula kuze kutholakale. Uma futhi ungunjiniyela e-China, kukhona isihlungi esisodwa esisodwa abathuthukisi okufanele basinqobe.
Onjiniyela abanikela ngemidlalo ku-App Store kumele baqale bathole imvume kuhulumeni wase-China, imvume abayithola ngendlela yenombolo, a inombolo ezothunyelwa ku-Apple ukuze inkampani ezinze eCupertino ikwazi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isidlulile ngempela ukulawula kukahulumeni wezwe.
Lo mthetho kahulumeni, owavunywa ngo-2016, uthinta kuphela abathuthukisi abafuna ukukwenza nikela ngezicelo zakho ezweni laseChina. Lowo ophethe ukubuyekeza izicelo ezihloselwe ukutholakala ku-App Store yi-General Administration of Press and Publications of China, abaphathi abahlola zombili izinga lodlame lwesicelo kanye nesilulumagama esisetshenzisiwe.
Yize ineminyaka engu-4 ubudala, kuze kube manje uhulumeni useqale phoqelela ukuthobela. Ku-imeyili i-Apple ethumele umphakathi wonjiniyela, ungafunda:
Umthetho waseChina udinga ukuthi imidlalo ithole inombolo yokuvunyelwa ku-General Administration of Press and Publications of China. Ngokunjalo, sicela usinikeze le nombolo ngoJuni 30, 2020 kunoma yimiphi imidlalo noma imidlalo ekhokhelwayo enikezela ngokuthengwa kwe-Chinese App Store ohlose ukusabalalisa ezweni lase China.
Ku-imeyili efanayo, i-Apple ayibiki ngemiphumela engaba khona konjiniyela abangahambisani nalo mthetho omusha, kepha kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi izinhlelo zakho zokusebenza ziyanyamalala ku-Chinese App Store. Nakulokhu futhi, i-Apple iphoqeleka ukuthi ihambisane nemithetho yendawo. Njengoba i-Google Play Isitolo ingatholakali e-China, lo mthetho omusha uthinta kuphela i-ecosystem ye-iOS.
