Kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, yayingu-Apple owachitha unyaka wonke egxeka nayiphi na inkampani enikezela okanye yongeza imisebenzi efanayo naleyo sinokuyifumana kwezinye zezixhobo zabo. Njengoko iminyaka idlula, I-tortilla ijikile y I-Apple sele ijolise kwiinkampani ezininzi, Ezinye zazo zaziwa njengeetranti patent.
Iindaba zamva nje ezinxulumene nesimangalo esamkelwe ngu-Apple, isibonisa indlela agwetyelwe ngayo inkampani kaTim Cook hlawula i-506 yezigidi zeedola ngokwaphula amalungelo awodwa abenzi bePanOptis yijaji yomdibaniso evela kwiMpuma yeSithili saseTexas. Le yayiyilingo lokuqala lobunikazi lomntu obelugcinwe ukususela kwi-COVID-19.
Eli tyala ligxile kumalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza e-Optis, onke inxulumene nokusetyenziswa kwetekhnoloji ye-LTE kwi-Apple Watch, i-iPhone kunye ne-iPad. Ngexesha lokuvavanywa, u-Apple wazama ukungaphumeleli ukungqina ukuba khange iphazamise itekhnoloji yelungelo elilodwa lomenzi lika-Apple ukunxibelelana neenethiwekhi ze-LTE.
I-Optis Wireless ibanga ukuba ibinikeze ilayisensi yokusebenzisa umhlaba ukuba isebenzise amalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza e-LTE ukufezekisa uxanduva lwayo olufanelekileyo, olufanelekileyo nolungakhethi cala. Nangona kunjalo, ngaphandle kokujongana neApple kaninzi, uthethathethwano aluphumelelanga kwaye banyanzelwa ukuba balise eli tyala.
U-Apple wathi bangabona ngaphakathi kwe-iPhone ukubona ukuba amalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza ale nkampani akakhange anyhashwe nangaliphi na ixesha, ukongeza ekuchazeni ukuba ukuhambelana kwe-iPhone, i-iPad kunye neApple Bukela iinethiwekhi ze-LTE, njengezinye ii-smartphones, iitafile kunye iiwatchwatches kwintengiso, kwakungekho bungqina baneleyo bokwaphulwa komthetho.
Le ngxabano ibingonelanga kwaye ijaji ifumanise ukuba iApple ayibonisanga ukuba amabango e-Optis Wireless 'patent ayengekho semthethweni, ugweba iApple ngokuhlawula i $ 506.200.000.