Kusuka kwingosi yezindaba Bloomberg Bathathe ngokungathi sína inhlawulo engaba khona evela eYurophu ingafinyelela kubafana baseCupertino, futhi bakhiphe amakhono abo wezibalo ukwenza isibalo esilinganiselwe sokuthi i-Apple ikwazi kangakanani ukukhwabanisa eYurophu ngokubalekela intela. Umphumela ubulokhu ubanda, hhayi ngaphansi Ama-euro ayizigidi ezingama-8.000 yilokho okungaba yinhlawulo ephelele i-Apple ezophoqeleka ukuyikhokha. Akukuhle kangako uma ucabanga ngenzuzo ye-Apple phakathi kuka-2004 no-2014, kepha yi-tweak engalimaza noma ngubani.
Ngokwamapharamitha ahlaziyiwe, iKhomishini yaseYurophu ingajezisa i-Apple ngemikhuba yayo yokubalekela ukukhokha intela, yafaka inkampani yaseMelika inkokhelo yenhlawulo engafinyelela ezigidini ezingama-8.000 zamaRandi entela ekweletwayo. Le nhlawulo izobhekisa kulezo zintela ezisalinde ukukhokhwa phakathi kuka-2004 no-2012 emazweni aseYurophu athintekayo. Impikiswano maqondana nokuthi izikweletu ze-Apple emazweni afana neSpain nokuthi yini ekhokha ngempela emithethweni lapha bekulokhu kuwumhlahlandlela wosuku, futhi ukuthi uhlaka lwentela i-Apple enalo e-Ireland lufanelwe ukutadishwa.
I-European Commission izokhipha isinqumo sayo ezinyangeni ezizayo, kodwa esizibuza zona lapha ukuthi abakaze bakubone kanjani phambilini. Kwakuyinto ehlala njalo Kube ngumphumela wezingxoxo emkhakheni wezomnotho, indlela i-Apple eyayiphatha ngayo izintela zayo e-United States nase-Europe, kusobala ukuthi welulekwa ngabathile bezomnotho nabameli "abahamba phambili" emhlabeni, wayesendleleni eya futhi eyokhokha kancane. Ekupheleni kosuku yilokho okufunwa yizo zonke izinkampani, ukukhokha imali encane ngangokunokwenzeka, kepha ngaso sonke isikhathi kufanele uhambisane nohlaka lwezomthetho, uhlaka i-Apple ebonakala ngathi yeqe ngalo hhayi ngaphansi kwama-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-8.000.