I-Apple ihambisa ithebhu ngamacala ahlukile nezilingo ezivuleke kuwo wonke umhlaba. Njengoba kunjalo I-Qualcomm noma i-Samsung, I-Apple ibilokhu ixabana njalo I-Nokia, inkampani edabuka eFinland, okwamanje ephethwe yiNyakatho Melika Microsoft. Kepha manje lezi zinkampani ezimbili zibonakala zikuxazulule ukungezwani kwazo.
Kokubili i-Apple ne- I-Nokia Basayine isivumelwano seminyaka eminingi ngempahla enobuhlakani bengqondo, ngaleyo ndlela baxazulula enye yezingxabano zabo eziyinhloko. Akumele sikhohlwe ukuthi kunezinkantolo ezivulelekile phakathi kwezinkampani zombili, kepha lesi sivumelwano simele indlela ebaluleke kakhulu ezosiza izinhlangothi zombili.
Siyazi ukuthi ezinyangeni ezedlule, abameli benkampani ezinze eCupertino bebematasa ngempela ngamacala ahlukene abhekene nezinkampani. njengoba I-Qualcomm ne-Samsung, ikakhulukazi endabeni yamalungelo obunikazi. Lesi sivumelwano no I-Nokia kuletha ukuthula kwengqondo emahhovisi.
Ekupheleni konyaka odlule, I-Nokia imangalele i-Apple ngokwenqaba uchungechunge lobunikazi ebelilufaka isicelo. Kodwa-ke, i-Apple ibisebenzisa amanye amalungelo obunikazi avela ku- I-Nokia sibonga isivumelwano sangaphambilini. Lokhu kwephula umthetho kwahlawuliswa, okunikeza isizathu inkampani yaseFinland.
Ngokwesivumelwano esisha, kusukela manje kuqhubeke I-Nokia Izonikela ngemikhiqizo yengqalasizinda yenethiwekhi nezinsizakalo ku-Apple, ithuthukise ukunwetshwa kwesiqhwaga saseNyakatho Melika. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, I-Nokia izothola imakethe entsha nebanzi, ngoba eminye imikhiqizo yomkhiqizo (leyo engolayini Withings, inkampani eyatholwa esikhathini esedlule) manje izothengiswa ezitolo ezidayisa umhlaba wonke.
Ngisho, Lokhu kuqonda okusha phakathi kwezinhlangothi zombili kungasiza zombili izinkampani ukuthi zisebenzisane ezinhlelweni zezempilo ezidijithali ezizayo. Ngokusho UMaria Varsellona, Umqondisi Wezomthetho we I-Nokia:
“Lesi yisivumelwano esibaluleke kakhulu phakathi kwethu ne-Apple. Ngale ndlela, sithuthukisa ubudlelwane bethu ne-Apple, sisuka ekubeni yizitha ezinkantolo nasezimakethe ze-niche, siye ophathina bebhizinisi abasebenzela ukuzuzisa amaklayenti ethu. »
