Ngo-2016 u-Apple wagwetywa nguMgwebi we-Federal ukuhlawula inkampani iVirnetX isixa-mali se-302 yezigidi zeedola, ngokophula uthotho lwamalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza. Kamva, esi sixa-mali sanyuswa yenye iJaji ngenxa yenzala kunye neendleko zomthetho ukuya phantse kuma-440 mizigidi zeerandi.
Kodwa u-Apple akazange anikezele kwaye wayefuna ukuqhubeka nokulwa enkundleni ukuze esi sigwebo kunye nelahleko yenkundla ingahlali inje. Kodwa kubonakala ngathi iinjongo zika-Apple aziyi kuzaliseka, kule nto ukwala kweNkundla ePhakamileyo ukufumana iinkcukacha ezininzi kwinkampani eqhutywa nguCook.
Izibheno ezikwityala leVirnetX ngokuchasene neApple zibonakala ngathi zisiphelo
Emva kokuba u-Apple egwetywe ukuba ahlawule imbuyekezo kwi-VirnetX, i-Apple ilandele indlela yokugweba ngenjongo yokuba ekugqibeleni ubulungisa buya kulawula ngokuxhasa inkampani nge-apile elunyiweyo. Kodwa Inyathelo alihambanga kakuhle kwinkampani.
Le ngxabano sele idlala iminyaka engaphezu kwe-10. Ngo-2010, i-VirnetX yamangalela i-Apple ngokophula amalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza. Ngokukodwa ipatent ezithetha ukuba iinkonzo ze-Apple, I-FaceTime kunye ne-VPN basebenzise itekhnoloji evela kwinkampani yaseNevada.
Emva kweeyure ezininzi enkundleni, Ezi zigwebe ezithethelela ummangali. Babeka isohlwayo sezoqoqosho kwi-Apple, ethi, ukuba yingozi, ingabangeli nayiphi na ingozi kuyo. Nangona kunjalo, inkampani yaseCalifornian yagqiba ekubeni ibhene, kungekhona ngenxa yombuzo wemali.
NgoMvulo odlulileyo kwaye emva kwezibheno ezininzi, uMgwebi we-Federal akazange afune ukufumana isiphakamiso esitsha se-Apple ukuphepha ukuhlawula i-440 yezigidigidi ezibekiweyo. Kubonakala ngathi umonde woBulungisa uphelile kwaye yonke into ibonisa ukuba i-Apple iya kufuneka ihlawule isohlwayo.
I-Apple iseneenkundla ezininzi ezivulekileyo zenkundla ezishiyekileyo. Yiloo nto ithetha ukuba yinkampani ebaluleke njenge-Apple.