Njengoba sazi, i-Apple icwile kwelinye lamacala anzima kakhulu ake abhekana nawo emlandweni wayo. Kusukela ekupheleni konyaka odlule, U-Apple usolwa I-European Commission wokuncintisana okungafanele nokuthandwa uhulumeni wase-Ireland ngenkampani yaseNyakatho Melika. Ngalesi sizathu, wagunyazwa ukuba akhokhe isamba esilinganiselwa kwizigidi ezingama-13.000 zama-euro.
Yize kunqatshiwe ukubusa kwalesi sinqumo emahhovisi aseCupertino, icala lihlala livuliwe futhi impi esemthethweni phakathi kwesigungu esishushisayo nenkampani esolwa isanda kuqala nje. Manje, uhulumeni wase-US ufuna ukuba nezwi lokugcina.
UTim Cook, isikhulu esiphezulu senkampani yezobuchwepheshe, usiphikise kakhulu lesi sigwebo, wakwenza kwacaca ukuthi bazobeka yonke imizamo edingekayo yokuxazulula le ngxabano ezinkantolo, ngendlela eyenelisa kakhulu inkampani. Yize kulindelwe ukubambezeleka isikhathi eside ecaleni, elihlelelwe ukuphela konyaka ozayo, uhulumeni wase-United States angazibandakanya kule mpi yezomthetho yokuhlehlisa izinto phakathi kwezinhlangothi zombili.
Njengoba kucashunwe ngumthombo izolo kwaReuters, abaphathi bakaTrump bafuna ukuhola kulolu daba futhi bangenelele kuleli cala elibalulekile, besebenzisa njengengxabano ukusetshenziswa okubuyayo kosizo olutholwe yi-Apple kusuka kuhulumeni.
Yize i-White House ingakhulumanga, Barack Obama selivele lazibeka endaweni yalo livuna i-Apple, egxeka kabuhlungu i-European Union ngokufuna ukusebenzisa unswinyo olungenakuphikiswa kumdondoshiya waseMelika.
Sizoqhubeka nokuba nezindaba mayelana nalokhu, okuzosigcina simatasa ngezikhathi ezithile izinsuku eziningi, cishe unyaka nohhafu.
Empeleni, labo okufanele babeke ebhentshini yi-Ireland, ne-EU ngokuvumela lolu hlobo lwentela, thayipha "izulu lentela", hhayi i-Apple ejabulela nje okuthile okwakungekho emthethweni ngaleso sikhathi, yize kwakufanele kube njalo.