NgoJulayi ophelileyo, inkampani yeKoss, ekhethekileyo ekwenzeni izixhobo zomsindo, umangalele i-Apple ngokophulwa kwelungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza. U-Koss uphikisa ukuba i-Apple ngokuthengisa ii-AirPods, i-AirPods Pro kunye Beats by Dre iimveliso ezingenazingcingo, wonzakalise ngokungenakulungiseka inkampani ngokophula amalungelo awodwa abenzi ngokupheleleyo okanye ngokuyinxenye. Intshukumo yenkampani ekhokelwa nguTim Cook counterattacks kwaye ngokulandelayo imangalela inkampani yeKoss.
UKoss wafaka isicelo kwiNkundla yeSithili saseMelika eWaco, eTexas, ityala apho yatyhola i-Apple ngokophula uluhlu lwamalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza.
Le mfuno ibandakanya Ii-AirPods (kwiimodeli zombini), Iimveliso ze-Beats nguDre, i-HomePod kunye ne-Apple Watch. Isimangalo sikwachaze ukunyhashwa kwelungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza ekusetyenzisweni kwezixhobo ezingenazingcingo ukuze zisebenze kwinethiwekhi engenazingcingo.
I-Apple ayizange ibuye phantsi kule meko (iqhelekile kuyo, kwelinye icala). Wenze umdlalo wokuzikhusela nokuhlasela phambi kweNkundla yeNkundla yeSithili sase-United States yeSithili esisemaNtla seCandelo laseCalifornia eSan Jose. Uzithethelela kwizityholo zenkampani yakwaKoss kwiincwadana ezintlanu (enye kwibango ngalinye lokwaphulwa kwelungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza) kwaye kuxwebhu lwesithandathu, kuza uhlaselo.
UApple uye wamangalela uKoss ngokwaphula isivumelwano ngesivumelwano sobumfihlo. Oku kanye kanye uxwebhu lomhla ka-Agasti 6, 2017 libhekisela kuyo, apho zombini iinkampani zazithetha malunga neelayisensi:
Amaqela ayavuma ukungasebenzisi okanye ukuzama ukusebenzisa naluphi na unxibelelwano, okanye ubukho bayo, ekumangaleni okanye kuyo nayiphi na enye inkqubo yolawulo okanye yenkundla nangayiphi na injongo.
UApple ubuza iNkundla que thintela uKoss ekusebenziseni iingxoxo eziphakanyisiweyo phantsi kwesivumelwano semfihlo kulo naliphi na ityala.
