Ngonyaka odlule, inkampani ezinze eCupertino yafakwa enkantolo yiziphathimandla zaseMaiden County, eNorth Carolina futhi yamukelwa inhlawulo yama- $ 40.000 yokuphatha kabi izinto ezingaba nobungozi esikhungweni sedatha abanazo kulesi sifunda, ngokusho kombiko wakamuva okhishwe yinkampani.
Ngokwamaphepha ahlukahlukene asesidlangalaleni, iphephandaba iThe News & Observer libika ukuthi uMnyango Wezokulungiswa Kwezemvelo eNorth Carolina ubize i-Apple ekupheleni konyaka ukuzocacisa ngochungechunge lokwephulwa kwemvelo kubandakanya kufaka phakathi ukuthuthwa kwamaseli kaphethiloli asetshenzisiwe, ithathwa njengeyingozi, ngaphandle kokukhonjwa kahle.
U-Apple futhi akazange akhokhe imali ehambelana nezinkampani ezikhiqiza udoti omningi oyingozi, kusho le ncwadi. Isikhungo sedatha kulesi sifunda sisebenzisa amabhethri aholayo ukubhubhisa ama-hard drive angasasebenzi, kepha le nhlanganisela yakha ukuhlushwa okuphezulu kwe-benzene, into enobuthi kakhulu ngokusho kwabahloli yakhiqizwa ngobuningi phakathi neminyaka kusuka ku-2014 kuya ku-2016.
U-Apple uyikhokhile inhlawulo kodwa ngaphandle kokuvuma okungahambi kahle, ukuba ngomunye wabambalwa, kepha kubalulekile, kepha lokho kungabekwa enkampanini ekuzibophezeleni kwayo emvelweni.
Ngokusho kwezakhamizi zakule ndawo, lezi zikhungo zidala umsindo omkhulu kanti izindiza ezinophephela emhlane zinjalo uqhubeka undiza uzungeze isikhungo. Ngokwengeziwe, abanye osonkontileka bendawo bakhale ngokuthi i-Apple ayiqashi abasebenzi ezindaweni eziseduze.
Ngaphandle kokungaphatheki kahle kwezinye izakhamizi, ngokusho kweSikhulu Esiphezulu seMaiden County, esithi i-Apple iyanikela Ngisebenza cishe abantu abangama-500 ngaphezu kokukhiqiza imali eyizigidi ezingama-1,5 zamadola njalo ngonyaka ngentela, isikhungo ngokusho kwezinye izikhulu zombuso, esibe nezindleko zamaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-5.000 XNUMX.