Esikhalazo esifakwe yi-Apple ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule, Januwari 20, Donald J. Rosenberg, Iphini Likamongameli we Qualcomm, uphendule wathi ukufunwa akusho lutho. Inkampani yabahlinzeki bezingxenye ikhiphe isitatimende esisemthethweni ngesicelo esenziwe yi-Apple phambi kweFederal Trade Commission yaseMelika (FTC), lapho kudingeka akhokhe u- $ 1000 billion, ngenxa yemikhuba yokuncintisana engafanele futhi ehlukumeza inkampani yaseCupertino.
I-FTC nayo ikhokhisile Qualcomm ukusebenzisa imikhuba enjalo yokulwa nokuncintisana ngaleyo ndlela igcina ukubusa kwayo ekuhlinzekweni kwama-processor wokugcina amaselula.
UDonal J. Rosenberg, omele inkampani yakhe, usho lokhu okulandelayo:
“Yize sisezinhlelweni zokubuyekeza kabanzi isikhalazo esenziwe yi-Apple Inc. kusobala ukuthi izimangalo abazenzayo azinasisekelo nhlobo. Abakwa-Apple bazimele kabi ngamabomu izivumelwano zethu nezingxoxo zethu, kanye nokubukela phansi ukubaluleka nenani lobuchwepheshe esiziqambele bona, esinikele ngabo, nesabelane nabo bonke abenzi bamadivayisi eselula, ngohlelo lwethu lwamalayisense.
Apple bekulokhu kukhuthazwa ngenkuthalo ukuhlaselwa okulawulwa kwamabhizinisi eQualcomm ezindaweni ezahlukene emhlabeni wonke, njengoba kukhonjisiwe esinqumweni sakamuva se-KFTC kanye nesikhalazo se-FTC, sokumelela kabi amaqiniso nokugodla ulwazi.
Samukela ithuba lokuzwa lezi zimangalo ezingenangqondo enkantolo. lapho sizoba nelungelo lokutadisha ngokuphelele futhi siphelele ngemikhuba yakwa-Apple kanye nokuhlolwa okuqinile kokufaneleka.
Okwamanje, lokhu kuphikisana okusha phakathi kwalezi zinkunzi ezimbili zobuchwepheshe ikude nokuxazululwa. Sizobona ukuthi lezi zimfuno ziguqukela kanjani futhi, okubaluleke kakhulu, ukuthi zisithinta kanjani futhi kanjani nabasebenzisi bokugcina.
