Inkampani yaseCupertino iyaqhubeka nokuthola izinhlawulo ezivela ezweni laseFrance ngemikhuba yalo engekho emthethweni kwinethiwekhi yokusabalalisa kanye ne-antitrust agency. Namuhla kuyaziwa ukuthi inkampani kuzofanele ikhokhe inhlawulo yezigidi zamadola ebekwe nguhulumeni futhi yilokho isibalo singama-euro angu-1.100.000.000. Ngokwengxenye yayo, i-Apple kulindeleke ukuthi yenze inkambo yayo yokudlulisa lesi sigwebo ngakho-ke akuyona into ecacile yize kuyiqiniso ukuthi inkampani ithola unswinyo oluhle oluvela ezweni laseFrance.
Vumelanani ngamanani, ukuhlukunyezwa kokuncika kwezomnotho kubasabalalisi, izivumelwano ezingekho emthethweni nenethiwekhi yakho yokusabalalisa nokuningi. Kubukeka sengathi iTech Kata ne-Ingram Micro, abasabalalisi bezwe ababili, babevumelene ngokungancintisani futhi bobabili bahlawuliswe ngezibalo ezingama-63 no-76 million euros ngokulandelana. Kubukeka sengathi konke lokhu kungathinta noma kuphazamise ubudlelwano obunzima kakade phakathi kwenkampani nezwe kancane kancane, kepha lokhu kubonakala kungenandaba neFrance, eqhubeka nokubheja unswinyo.
Kwezinye izikhathi sikhulume nge-Apple neFrance, ngakho-ke akuyona into entsha kepha kulokhu inhlawulo iyisayensi yezinkanyezi, okuyisibopho esiphakeme kakhulu esabekwa i-Apple ezweni. Ngokusho kwemithombo ye-Apple ibuze nge- I-CNBC inkampani yaseCupertino iqinisekile ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi isiphikise lesi sigwebo usozigidi obekiwe, yize kuliqiniso ukuthi umphumela omuhle ubonakala uyinkimbinkimbi kwabanye nakwabanye, kepha yisikhathi kuphela esizosho.