Kwinyanga ephelileyo, umphathi we-Apple uTim Cook waya e-China e zama ukusombulula ezinye zeengxaki inkampani ebejamelene nazo kwezi nyanga zidlulileyo, ngokuyinxenye ngenxa yolawulo lwelizwe. Nangona emva kotyelelo, iingxaki ziye zahlala zinjalo, kuba ii-iBooks okanye iimovie ze-iTunes azibuyiswanga kwakhona, uTim Cook wayefuna ukucacisa ukuzibophelela kwenkampani ngokutyala imali eyizigidi zeerandi kwinkampani kaDidi Chuxing, i-Uber yaseTshayina. Ngelo xesha ixabiso lenkampani laliyi- $ 1.000 billion.
UDidi Chuxing ufikelele nje kwisivumelwano kunye ne-Uber China ukuya Gcina yonke intengiso yale nkampani kweli lizwe, ke oko kunciphisa ukhuphiswano. Emva komsebenzi, u-Uber uza kuba ne-20% yezabelo zenkampani ye-Didi, ethi yakuba iqinisekisiwe into yokuthengwa kwecandelo lase-China le-Uber, ixabiso lenkampani linyuke liye kwi-35.000 yezigidi zeedola. Ukongeza, u-Didi kuyakufuneka ahlawule i-Uber ye-1.000 yezigidi zeedola, imali leyo efanayo nale ityalwe ngu-Apple kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo kutyelelo lwakhe kwilizwe.
Bobabini uDidi kunye no-Uber baphulukana nemali eTshayina ngenxa yokuvela kwabakhuphiswano abatsha abaye bafumana isabelo esikhulu semarike. Ukuzama ukuthintela le meko, uDidi ngaphambili wayethenga inkampani iKuaidi, owayekhuphisana naye bobabini u-Uber kunye no-Didi, ngento ayifumeneyo ngoku emva kokuthengwa kwe-Uber, ufumene isabelo sentengiso se 87%.
Izizathu zotyalo-mali luka-Apple kuDidi, utshilo uCook zazicwangcisiwe kwaye ziyimali, echaza ukuba i-China iyaqhubeka nokuba yenye yezinto eziphambili kuyo kodwa ayithengisi kuphela izixhobo kodwa njengelizwe elinokutyala imali kwiinkampani. Eminye imithombo ibango lokuba utyalomali lukaApple lwalunxulumene neprojekthi yeTitan, eyayisebenza iAppel okwethutyana kwaye ayizukukubona ukukhanya kwemini kude kube ngu-2021.
