I-Apple ne-Epic Games aweneme ngesinqumo seNkantolo Ephakeme yase-United States ngoba usichithile isicelo sabo bobabili futhi konke kusasele njengoba kwakunqunyiwe ngaphambili.
Impi ye-Apple ngokumelene ne-Epic Games, noma i-Epic Games ngokumelene ne-Apple, inesiqephu esisha, sizobona ukuthi ngesokugcina yini. Isinqumo seNkantolo Ephakeme yase-United States sigcina isinqumo esasenziwe, sichitha izinsolo ze-Apple ne-Epic. Kusho ukuthini lokhu? Hhayi-ke I-Apple ngeke kudingeke ivumele ezinye izindlela zokukhokha ku-App Store, kodwa kuyodingeka ivumele izinhlelo zokusebenza ukwazisa abasebenzisi ukuthi kunezindlela zokukhokha ngaphandle kwesitolo se-Apple esisemthethweni.
Impi ye-Apple ne-Epic Games yaqala eminyakeni edlule ngokuthenga kwe-Fortnite ngaphakathi kwegeyimu. I-Apple ayikuvumeli noma yikuphi kwalokhu kuthenga okuhlanganisiwe ukuthi kwenziwe ngaphandle kwe-App Store yayo, kodwa futhi ayivumeli abasebenzisi ukuthi baziswe ukuthi ikhona enye indlela yokwenza lokhu kuthenga ngaphandle kwaleyo enikezwa i-Apple, noma ukufaka izixhumanisi ezinye izitolo.. Leyo ngxabano yaphela ngokuthi igeyimu isuswe ku-App Store kanye nengxabano yezomthetho esaqhubeka.. Ezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza, njenge-Spotify, nazo zaziqondanise ne-Epic Games, nakuba okuwukuphela kwento eyenziwa uhlelo lomculo ukuqeda ukuthenga ngaphakathi nohlelo, okuphoqelela abasebenzisi ukuthi babhalise kuwebhusayithi yayo ukuze bafinyelele amalungelo ama-akhawunti e-premium.
Isinqumo sihlala simaphakathi, nakuba leso esingajabulile ngaso kuzoba yi-Epic Games. Umthuthukisi wegeyimu yevidiyo wayefuna ezinye izindlela zokukhokha ngaphandle kwe-Apple zivunyelwe, ukuze agweme ikhomishini engu-30% ethathwa umenzi we-iPhone. U-Apple wayefuna ukuthi yonke into ihlale njengoba yayinjalo, ngaphandle kokuthenga okungazange kudlule esitolo sayo, nangaphandle ingazisa abasebenzisi ukuthi kube nezinketho zokuthenga ngaphandle kwe-App Store yabo. Ekugcineni okokugcina ukuphela kwento ezovunyelwa. Ngabe lokhu kusho ukuthi i-Epic izobuyisela i-Fortnite ku-iPhone? Sizobona.