Njengoba ungakhumbula, inkampani yomculo esakazayo, iSpotify, wafaka isikhalazo ku-European Commission ngoMashi ngenxa yokusikwa okungu-30% kwemali engenayo yakwa-Apple nge-App Store ngaphezu kwezinye izindaba ezine. Inkinga ayimisiwe kude nayo futhi i-Apple iqoqa umsebenzi wokuzivikela kwayo.
UMnyango Wezobulungiswa waseMelika uphenya i-Apple ngezinsolo ezifanayo nezikhulu ezihola uphenyo. Bacele iSpotify imininingwane eyengeziwe mayelana necala.
Uphenyo olubhekiswe ku-Apple lusebenza kakhulu e-US
Icala elifakwe yiSpotify e-European Union kungenzeka lingaqhubeki kakhulu, kepha e-US, uMnyango Wezobulungiswa uyaqhubeka nendlela yawo. Ucele iSpotify ukuthi Thumela yonke imibhalo onayo esekwe kuyo ukuze ubike inkampani nge-apula elilunyiwe.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwaziwa ukuthi wona lo mnyango usuvele ucele i-Apple uchungechunge lwama-imeyili lapho kubhekiswa khona ukwelashwa nokusebenza kwezicelo ze-App Store. Ngokuqondile, ucele ifayela le- Ama-imeyili achaza ukuthi wabelana kanjani ngemali nabathuthukisi be-Apple nabancintisana nabo.
Khonamanjalo i-Spotify iyaqhubeka nokulwa kwayo no-Apple futhi igcina ikhasi lewebhu le- “Time To Fair Play” livulekile (sekuyisikhathi sokudlala ngokulingana) lapho i-Apple icelwa ukuthi iguqule inqubomgomo yayo ngaphambi kwemibuzo emihlanu lapho i-Spotify isekela khona isidingo sayo sase-Europe:
- Izintela ezibandlululayo: Ukukhokhwa kwemali engu-30% yokusetshenziswa kohlelo lwakho lokuthenga ngaphakathi nohlelo.
- Imikhawulo ku-Spotify yokwabelana ngokunikezwa nabasebenzisi be-Apple: Hhayi ngokusebenzisa uhlelo, noma ngokuthumela ama-imeyili kubasebenzisi bayo.
- Akunakwenzeka ukuthuthukela ku-Premium kusuka kuhlelo lokusebenza: Kuyadingeka ukuthi kwenziwe ngeWebhu.
- Ukuvinjelwa kwesibuyekezo sohlelo lokusebenza: Ukulungiswa kwamaphutha nezinye izibuyekezo kuvinjelwe unilaterally yi-Apple.
- Ayikwazi ukudlala i-Spotify kuwo wonke amadivayisi we-Apple: Isibonelo nge-HomePod.
