I-Valve, ngokulangazelela kwayo ukwandisa amathuba enikeza abasebenzisi bayo, ibilokhu isebenza kuhlelo olubizwa nge-Steam Link, uhlelo lokusebenza abasebenzisi abangafinyelela ngalo kwi-PC yabo futhi baqhubeke nokujabulela imidlalo abayithandayo. Lolu hlelo lokusebenza, okuyinto isiyatholakala ku-Android, kubonakala sengathi ekugcineni ngeke ifike kungxenyekazi yeselula ye-Apple.
Ngokusho kukaValve, ngoMeyi 7, i-Apple ivume ukwethulwa okulandelayo kwesicelo seSteam Link, yilapho inkampani umemezele ukufika okuzayo kohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Steam Link Kokubili ku-iOS naku-Android. Kepha, njengoba kwenzekile kwezinye izikhathi, kubonakala sengathi inkampani ezinze eCupertino isishintshe umqondo wayo.
Ngokusho kweValve, i-Apple icasha ngemuva “kokushayisana kwezentengiselwano nemihlahlandlela yohlelo lokusebenza, njengesizathu esikhulu sokwenqaba ukufika kwayo esitolo sezicelo se-Apple. Ukucacisa lolu shintsho esinqumweni, u-Apple ukusho lokho Wayengakuboni lokho kungqubuzana ekuqaleni.
Ngokwengxenye yayo, iValve isikhalisile ngesinqumo sika-Apple esithi iSteam Link ayisona nje isicelo esivumayo phatha ideskithophu yekhompyutha yethu ukude, uhlobo lwesicelo esingaluthola ngamanani amakhulu ku-App Store, noma kunjalo, i-Apple iseshumi neshumi nantathu yokungakuvumeli ukwethulwa kohlelo lokusebenza.
AbakwaReuters baxhumane noValve omtshele lokho ukhubaze ukuthenga kwangaphakathi nohlelo, inkinga enkulu i-Apple ebingathola ukuthi iyakuphika ukufika kohlelo lokusebenza esitolo salo sohlelo. Sizoqhubeka nokubona ukuthi le nsipho opera iqhubeka kanjani.
Ngemuva kokuyekisa ukuthenga ngohlelo, ukuphela kwento i-Apple engayinikeza yokwenqaba ukwethulwa kwayo ku-App Store, ngoba ayithathi i-30% ehambelana nayo, abafana baseCupertino akufanele babe nezinye izinhlosonoma ukungavumeli abasebenzisi be-iPhone, i-iPad ne-Apple TV ukuthi bajabulele imidlalo abayithandayo ye-Steam.
