Iindaba eziphambili zezolo emva kwemini, ukutsho okuncinci, zihambelana nekamva lenkampani yaseCupertino. Qualcomm, umthengisi we-microprocessors kunye namanye amacandelo e-elektroniki kwi-Apple, ekugqibeleni uye wagqiba ekubeni alahle unikezelo ebebenazo etafileni kwezi veki zidlulileyo, nguSomandla Broadcom.
Esi sibonelelo sinikeze isixa-mali se-103 yeebhiliyoni zeedola zokuthenga ngokupheleleyo umenzi waseMntla waseMelika. Ukuba ukuthengwa bekusenzeka, ukudalwa kwe-monopoly bekuya kulubeka emngciphekweni ubudlelwane bentsebenziswano, esele yonakele phakathi kweenkampani ezikhuphisanayo.
Zombini iinkampani, ababoneleli bamacandelo emveliso ye-Apple, Bebeneengxoxo iiveki ezininzi malunga nokufumana Qualcomm yinkampani yaseMntla Melika. Nangona kunjalo, nangona iingxoxo zingagqitywanga, kubonakala ngathi esi sivumelwano asisayi kugqitywa ekugqibeleni.
Nangona kunjalo, ukusukela Broadcom Banethemba. Ngokwengxelo ekhutshwe ngu Reuters, uthethe ngayo:
"Siyaqhubeka nokukholelwa ukuba isindululo sethu sibonisa eyona ndlela inomtsalane kwaye inomvuzo ekhoyo kubaninizabelo beQualcomm kwaye siyakhuthazwa yindlela abasabela ngayo."
Kunoko, Qualcomm Ubonakale ecaphukile ngumbono olula wokuba oku kufunyanwa kungenzeka:
"I-Broadcom ijongela phantsi i-Qualcomm kwaye le ntshukumo iza nokungaqiniseki okubalulekileyo."
Kufuneka kuqatshelwe ukuba isenzo solu hlobo siya kubonisa enye yeentshukumo ezinkulu kwimbali, kwaye iya kujongana nokuhlolwa okunzulu ngamajelo olawulo afanelekileyo, ngakumbi kuba iyakuvumela Broadcom ukonwabela phantse ulawulo olupheleleyo lwemarike, engazange ibonwe ukuza kuthi ga ngoku kwizixhobo ezahlukeneyo zobuchwepheshe.
Iimodyuli zeWi-Fi, iBluetooth, iiprosesa zobuninzi bezixhobo eziphathwayo, inkitha yezinzwa kunye nezinye izinto, zonke ezibonelelwe yinkampani enye, ngaphandle kwalo naluphi na ukhuphiswano, kuya kubangela ingxaki kwixabiso le-Apple.
Nokuba sithini na isiphumo sokugqibela sesi siganeko, i-Apple ayinako ukwenzakala kuphela kwezinye iimeko, kodwa ixhamle kwezi meko zombini:
- Kwelinye icala, ukubagcina bobabini ababoneleli behlukene akuyi kwandisa ukhuphiswano lwemarike, ukuze i-Apple ikwazi ukugcina isikhundla sayo kwaye iqhubeke nokufumana isabelo semarike.
- Kwelinye icala, ngenxa yamatyala avulelekileyo agcinwa yinkampani Qualcomm, Ukuba ekugqibeleni bekukho ukufunyanwa, ngokuqinisekileyo Broadcom Uza kuwarhoxisa onke amatyala avulekileyo ukuze aphephe ukuphulukana nomnye wabathengi bakhe abakhulu.
Siza kubona ukuba imisitho ikhula njani phakathi kwezi nkampani zimbini zinkulu, kunye nendlela uyilo lwazo zombini olunokuthi lube nefuthe elihle okanye elibi kwikamva elikufutshane le-Apple.
