Izolo, i-Apple ishaywe yizindaba ezimbi. Isahlulelo esivulekile ahambisana naso I-VirnetX, inkampani yaseNyakatho Melika ezinze eNevada futhi ezinikele kakhulu ekutholeni amalungelo obunikazi nokuqulwa kwamacala nezinkampani, mayelana nokuzenza ongeyena kwelungelo lobunikazi, izolo ibhale isahluko esisha.
INkantolo Yesifunda SaseMpumalanga yeTexas yakhipha isinqumo esiphikisana nenkampani yaseCalifornia futhi yaphikisana nezikhalazo ezenziwe yi-Apple, ngakho-ke ukuqulwa kwecala kuya phambili futhi akuhambisani nabafana baseCupertino. Kusengcupheni, isinxephezelo esiphelele esilinganiselwa ku- $ 439.7 million, esihlobene namalungelo obunikazi athinta amasevisi afana ne-FaceTime.
Ngaphandle kwalokhu, kusenezicelo zokudluliswa kwezigwebo okufanele zenziwe, kanye nesiphetho sokugcina sokuqulwa kwecala. Iziphakamiso eziphikwe yiNkantolo Yesifunda zimi kanje:
- Isiphakamiso sokuqulwa kwecala njengomthetho wokungaphuli umthetho.
- Umthetho wemonakalo.
- Isiphakamiso sesivivinyo esisha sokwephula umthetho.
- Futhi umonakalo wokugcina.
Ngenxa yalokhu, inani lokugcina lesigwebo esiphuma ukukhokha cishe ama- $ 302.4 wezigidi, njengoba kumenyezelwe yijaji, ngaphezu kwenhlawulo eyizigidi ezingama- $ 41.3 yokwephula umthetho ngamabomu, kanye nemali yabameli, ebiza u- $ 96 million.
Kodwa-ke, u-Apple ukuqinisekisile I-TechCrunch ohlela ukudlulisa izigwebo ngokunyakaza. Kuze kube manje, wonke amalungelo obunikazi we- I-VirnetX Bangene ukuma, ngenxa yezikhalazo eziqhubekayo. Icala liyaqhubeka selokhu kwatholakala ukuthi i-Apple yephule ngokuzithandela iphothifoliyo yelungelo lobunikazi ezinhlelweni ezinjenge-FaceTime neMessage.
Isahluko sokuqala sale noveli sabhalwa maphakathi no-2015. Ngemuva kwesonto kufundwa leli cala, ijaji leFederal District yasempumalanga yeTexas lenze isinqumo ngazwilinye ngokumelene nokusetshenziswa kwezinsizakalo zeFaceTime neMessage, phakathi kwabanye. Abakwa-Apple bayalelwe ukuthi bakhokhe amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-625, kepha kwadluliselwa icala, kwaba nokuhlaselwa okwesibili ehlobo eledlule ngo-2016.