Siyaqhubeka kunye nesepha opera phakathi Apple kunye VirnetX. Izinto azijongi kakuhle kwinkampani yaseCalifornian. Kunokwenzeka ngakumbi ukuba Apple kufuneka hlawula ngaphezulu kwe-1 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kwi-VirnetX. Konke ngenxa yokwaphulwa kwelungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza okunxulumene neXesha loBuso. Sithi kusenokwenzeka ukuba uhlawule ngenxa yokuba izigwebo zenkundla azikagqibi kwaye ke i-Apple iya kubhena kwezi zigqibo.
Ubudlelwane phakathi kweVirnetX kunye ne-Apple yaqala ngo-2010 apho okwesibini kugwetyelwe ukuhlawula ngaphezu kwe-300 yezigidi zeedola, kwi-2016, kuba i-VirnetX yakwazi ukubonisa ukuba i-Apple iphule amalungelo awodwa ahlukeneyo anxulumene ne-FaceTime kunye ne-iMessage. Ngenzala, umonakalo owongezelelweyo kunye nezinye iindleko, intlawulo yaba ngaphezu kwe-400 yezigidi. UApple wabhena kwaye wafumana ityala. Kodwa entsha eyabanjwa emva kwenyani, u-Apple waphinda wagwetywa ukuba ahlawule ngenxa yolwaphulo-mthetho olwenziwe.
NgoJanuwari 2020, baphinda babhena kodwa emva kwenyanga kwagqitywa ukuba akukho ndawo yezibheno kwaye ke ngoko inkqubo mayiqhubeke kwaye. I-Apple kufuneka ibuyekeze i-VirnetX ngokophulwa kwelungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza.
Ngoku, ekupheleni kwe-2020 i-Apple icele ijaji yase-US ngqo, uRobert W. Schroeder III oko kunciphisa imali ekufuneka uyihlawule. Isicelo sale nkampani size ngexesha lenkomfa yevidiyo apho amagqwetha e-VirnetX acele inkundla ukuba yongeze i-116 yezigidi zeedola kwinzala. Ikwabize ukuba i-Apple ihlawule iisenti ezingama-84 kwisixhobo ngasinye esithengisiweyo esophula ilungelo lomenzi wayo elinxulumene neFaceTime kunye neVPN.
Imiqathango emitsha ecelwe ngummangali iphinde yabhena kwakhona yi-Apple kuba ithi amabango amatsha aya kuthetha ukuba kuya kufuneka ahlawule ngaphezu kweebhiliyoni zeedola. Umfanekiso okude kakhulu kunowokuqala. Inkqubo isemoyeni kwaye kubonakala ngathi iya kuqhubeka ixesha elide elizayo.
