I-Netherlands Consumer and Markets Authority yaphoqa inkampani ese-Cupertino ngoJanuwari odlule ukuthi ivumele izinhlelo zokusebenza zokuphola zezinkampani zangaphandle ezitholakala ku-App Store. faka ezinye izindlela zokukhokha.
U-Apple uthe abathuthukisi bezinhlelo zokusebenza kuzofanele bakhiphe olunye uhlelo lokusebenza oluzimele, olulodwa lwamakhasimende ezwe kanye nolunye lwamazwe ngamazwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inkampani iphinde yamemezela lokho uzokhokhisa ikhomishini engu-27% kukho konke ukuthenga okwenziwa kusetshenziswa izindlela zezinkampani zangaphandle.
I-Netherlands Consumer and Markets Authority imemezele ukuthi izohlawulisa i-Apple inhlawulo yama-euro ayizigidi ezi-5 isonto ngalinye ukuthi ngeke isisebenzise lesi sinyathelo. ngenani elifinyelela ku-50 million.
Kusukela ngalolo suku, i-Apple iqongelele ama-euro ayizigidi ezingama-25 ezijezisweni futhi konke kubonakala kukhombisa lokho izoqhubeka kanje.
Ngesikhathi senkulumo ngomnotho wedijithali nobumfihlo, UMargrethe Vestager, uKhomishani waseYurophu Wokuncintisana we-European Union, yathi i-Apple "empeleni incamela ukukhokha izinhlawulo ezivamile, kunokuba ihambisane nesinqumo se-Dutch Competition Authority mayelana nemigomo nemibandela yokuthi izinkampani zangaphandle zifinyelele" I-App Store.
Ukuqaliswa ngempumelelo, okuhlanganisa neKhomishini enezinsiza ezanele zokwenza lokho, kuzoba ukhiye ekuqinisekiseni ukuthotshelwa kwemithetho.
Abanye onozinti bangase balingeke ukuba badlale isikhathi noma bazame ukweqa imithetho. Ukuziphatha kuka-Apple eNetherlands kulezi zinsuku kungase kube isibonelo.
Njengoba sikuqonda, i-Apple empeleni ikhetha ukukhokha izinhlawulo ezivamile, kunokuthobela isinqumo se-Dutch Competition Authority ngemigomo nemibandela yokuthi abantu bangaphandle bafinyelele I-App Store yayo.
Ukuvulela i-App Store ezinkokhelweni zezinkampani zangaphandle zohlobo oluthile lohlelo lokusebenza kuyisinyathelo sokuqala sokuthi i-European Union ikuphoqe ukuthi isebenzise kuzo zonke izinhlelo zokusebenza.
Mayelana nekhomishini engama-27% efunwa yi-Apple ngena ephaketheni naphezu kokungacubunguli izinkokhelo, izophinde ibe yindaba yophenyo yi-European Union.