Yize i-European Commission ingayeki ekuzimiseleni kwayo ukuhlawulisa inkampani yaseCupertino ngezinsolo zokubalekela intela endlunkulu yayo e-Ireland, inkampani uqobo Ireland Kubukeka sengathi inhlawulo yezigidi ezingama-13.000 ebekwe ku-Apple ngamanani entela athiwe kuleli lizwe sekudlulisiwe.
Asisakhulumi nge-Apple ekhalaza ngesinqumo se-European Commission, kepha izwe ngokwalo eliveza ukuthi abahambisani nokuthi i-Apple kumele ikhokhe leyo nhlawulo ngoba i-Apple isesikhathini samanje kuzo zonke izintela abazicelile ngaleso sikhathi.
Lezi zitatimende zinikezwe nguNgqongqoshe wezeziMali wase-Ireland uMichael Noonan uqobo, othi akukho abangakwenza ngaphandle kokuthi bafake lesi sikhalazo ngokungavumelani nalokho okushiwo yiKhomishini yaseYurophu.
Manje kungani i-Ireland ithatha leso sikhundla futhi ingafuni thola izigidi ezingama-13.000 ezivela ku-Apple ngentela awanelisekile? Okusemqoka wukuthi sekuyiminyaka i-Ireland uqobo lwayo ibilokhu iqhuba inqubomgomo ethile yentela eye yayivumela ukuthi ibe nendlunkulu yamazwe omhlaba jikelele nobuchwepheshe obunamandla kakhulu nakho konke lokhu okubandakanya.
Kuzofanele silinde ukuthola ukuthi ngabe bobabili i-Ireland ne-Apple bagcina bengaphumelelanga yini. noma uma iKhomishini yaseYurophu iziphoqa ngesihloko umuntu ofayo angasiqondi kahle. Okucacayo wukuthi akuvamile ukuthi izwe kube yilona elenqabayo ukuhlawulisa inkampani efana ne-Apple maqondana nezinsolo zokubalekela ukukhokha intela. Ngabe lokho akuzwakali kungajwayelekile kuwe?
