Futhi siphinde sikhulume ngokusetshenziswa kwamalungelo obunikazi yinkampani esekwe eCupertino ngaphandle kokudlula ngaphambili. Ngalesi sikhathi kwakuyinkampani yeNetwork-1 Technologies, inkampani engaphansi kwe-Mirror World Technologies, inkampani eyabhalisa ilungelo lobunikazi ngo-1999. Le patent enezinombolo ezingama-6.006.227 uhlelo lokugcinwa kolwazi ngokulandelana kwesikhathi, olufana nalelo olusetshenziswa yi-Apple ku-Time Machine.
Ngokusobala akukhona okokuqala ukuthi i-Apple kubheka enkantolo ngokusetshenziswa kwaleli patent. Uprofesa wase-Yale University uDavid Gelernter kanye nomfundi wakhe u-Eric Freeman badale le ndlela yokulandelana kokugcina imininingwane ngo-1996. Kamuva basungula inkampani iMirror Worlds LLC futhi yilapho bamangalela khona i-Apple.
Esivivinyweni sokuqala, inkampani esekwe eCupertino waphoqeleka ukuthi akhokhe amadola ayizigidi ezingama-625 ngenxa yalesi sizathu selungelo lobunikazi, kepha ngemuva konyaka enkambisweni yokudluliswa kwesinqumo, ijaji lakhipha isinqumo esivuna i-Apple futhi kwahoxiswa isigwebo sangaphambilini, ukuze inkampani ingakhokhi lutho.
Kepha kulandela ukuthengwa kweMirror Worlds LLC yiNethiwekhi-1 Technologies, inkampani yaphinde yaya enkantolo nale nkampani kodwa kulokhu ngenhlanhla eyengeziwe, ngoba ekugcineni kuleli cala lesibili, i-Apple igwetshwe ukukhokha izinhlungu eziyizigidi ezingama-25, okuyisamba esiphansi kakhulu kunaleso esigabeni sokuqala esigwetshwe ukuthi bagcina besidlulisile.
Inkampani esekwe eRedmond iMicrosoft nayo ibone ukuthi ibekwe icala ngokusebenzisa ilungelo lobunikazi elifanayo, kepha Ngalesi sikhathi ulahlwe yicala nje elingu- $ 4,6 million, inani elingaphansi kwamadola ayizigidi ezingama-25 i-Apple okufanele ikukhokhele ukusetshenziswa kwamalungelo obunikazi afanayo ngaphandle kokudlula ngaphambili ebhokisini.