U-Apple noQualcomm babhekene nempi esemthethweni eqale maphakathi nonyaka odlule futhi okwamanje, kubukeka sengathi umphathi wezinto waseMelika, yenza izinto zibe nzima kakhulu enkampanini esekwe eCupertino, ngoba ikwazile ukuvimba ukuthengisa eJalimane naseChina, yize ngokuvuselelwa okusheshayo, ikwazile ukugwema ukuvinjelwa.
Ezindabeni zakamuva ezihlobene nempi phakathi kwalezi zinkampani ezimbili, kuthiwa u-Apple ucele inkantolo ukuthi isebenzise ubufakazi bokuthi owayengunjiniyela weQualcomm ekugcineni okubonakala sengathi ushintshe umqondo wakhe. Ubufakazi balesi sisebenzi bungaba ngumphumela wecala, ngakho-ke u-Apple akazange anqikaze ukusola iQualcomm ngokuthikameza ofakazi.
Ngokusho kwe-CNET, ukulahleka kwalo fakazi kuyinkinga enkulu ku-Apple, njengoba besho, u-Arjuna Siva, wayengumsunguli womunye wamalungelo obunikazi obuchwepheshe athinta leli cala nokuthi iQualcomm ayizange inikeze isikweletu lapho ibhalisa. Kepha ngokusho kukaQualcomm, uSiva akazange abandakanyeke ekwakhiweni kwalobo buchwepheshe.
UStephen Haenichen, isikhulu sezobunjiniyela kwaQualcomm kanye nomunye wabasunguli ababhalwe ohlwini lobunikazi, uphikile ukuthi waluphika lolo lwazi. Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi uSiva wenze muphi umnikelo, uphendule wathi, "Lutho neze." Yize uSiva engahlelile ukufakaza ecaleni, ummeli ka-Apple, uJuanita Brooks, uthe uzokwenza lokho uma ezobizwa.
USiva bekufanele afakaze ngoLwesine olwedlule, kodwa ekugcineni wehluleka ukwenza lokho. Ngokusobala, uSiva washintsha abameli, ummeli ngubani Uncome ukuthi angayiphenduli imibuzo ebuzwe ngummeli wakwa-Apple.
UDana Sabraw, iJaji Lesifunda lase-United States, ukusho lokho Ngangizoluphenya lolu daba, kodwa ekuqaleni wathi "akukho okukhombisa ukuthi iQualcomm ibihlangene nalokhu kushintshwa kwesinqumo nguSiva"
