NgoJulayi odlule, inkampani yaseKoss, ekhethekile ekwenzeni amadivayisi alalelwayo, wamangalela i-Apple ngokwephula umthetho welungelo lobunikazi. UKoss uthi i-Apple ngokuthengisa ama-AirPods, ama-AirPods Pro kanye I-Beats by Dre imikhiqizo engenantambo, ilimaze inkampani ngendlela engalungiseki ngokwephula amalungelo obunikazi ngokwengxenye noma ngokugcwele. Ukuhamba kwenkampani eholwa nguTim Cook, ukuphikisana nakho bese kumangalela inkampani iKoss.
UKoss ufake icala eNkantolo Yesifunda Yase-United States eWaco, eTexas, icala lapho asola khona i-Apple ngokwephula amalungelo obunikazi amaningi.
Lesi sidingo sihilela Ama-AirPod (kuzo zombili izinhlobo), imikhiqizo ye-Beats by Dre, i-HomePod ne-Apple Watch. Okunye okucaciswe ecaleni kwaba ukuphulwa kwelungelo lobunikazi ekusetshenzisweni kwamadivayisi angenazintambo, ukusebenza kwinethiwekhi engenantambo.
I-Apple ayikabuyeli emuva kulesi simo, (isijwayele ngakolunye uhlangothi). Wenze umdlalo wokuvikela nokuhlasela phambi kweNkantolo Ummeli Wesifunda weSifunda SaseNyakatho seCalifornia Division eSan José. Uzivikela ekumangalelweni kwenkampani yaseKoss ngezifinyezo ezinhlanu (okukodwa kwesicelo ngasinye sokwephulwa kwelungelo lobunikazi) futhi embhalweni wesithupha, kufika ukuhlaselwa.
U-Apple naye wamangalela uKoss yokwephula isivumelwano ngesivumelwano semfihlo. Ngokuqondile ireferensi idokhumenti yango-Agasti 6, 2017, lapho zombili lezi zinkampani bezisezinkulumweni ngamalayisense:
amaqembu avuma ukungasebenzisi noma ukuzama ukusebenzisa noma yikuphi ukuxhumana, noma ukuba khona kwawo, ekubambaneni noma kunoma iyiphi enye inqubo yokuphatha noma yokwahlulela nganoma iyiphi injongo.
I-Apple icela iNkantolo lokho vimbela uKoss ekusebenziseni izingxoxo eziphakanyisiwe ngaphansi kwesivumelwano sobumfihlo kunoma yiliphi icala.
