Apple usefake isimangalo enkampanini yaseNyakatho Melika i-United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Qualcomm, Inkampani yezobuchwepheshe bezimboni eyaziwa ngokukhiqiza amamodemu angenazintambo nezinqubo.
Icala elicelwe yinkampani esekwe eCupertino lifinyelela ku- $ 1000 billion, emsola ngokuncintisana okungafanele kanye namasu wokuncintisana. Izinto zingaba zimbi phakathi kwalezi zinkunzi ezimbili zobuchwepheshe ngenxa yezenzo ezihlukumezayo futhi "Ukuzama ukuba wedwa" ngumkhiqizi wezinto zaseMelika.
Qualcomm, ongomunye wabaphakeli bezinto ezinkulu i-Apple asebenzisana nabo ukuhlanganisa wonke amadivayisi ayo, usolwe ngokusebenzisa inkohlakalo nokuhlukumeza inkampani eholwa nguTim Cook. Ngale ndlela, i-Apple ivikela lokho basebenzise isikhundla sabo esiphakeme njengomhlinzeki yamamodemu ukukhokhisa intengo "Kude nemakethe" ukuthola amalungelo obunikazi obunikazi.
Ngesikhathi Qualcomm iyinkampani ekhiqiza futhi ithuthukise i-hardware yezinye izinkampani eziningi, umkhawulo wayo wenzuzo ophakeme kakhulu utholakala kumalungelo obunikazi anawo. Ukuxhashazwa kwala malungelo obunikazi ngendlela ebahlukumezayo yikho obekungaholela kule mpikiswano nomthetho.
U-Apple uphinde akuchaze lokho Qualcomm Ithengise izinto ngentengo ephezulu kakhulu kunabanye abaqhudelana nabo ngqo, ngaleyo ndlela yalimaza inkampani yaseCalifornia. Ngakho-ke, bavikela ukuthi le mikhuba akufanele yenzeke, futhi cela u- $ 1000 billion njengembuyiselo engakhokhiwe, isayinwe ngaphansi kwenkontileka phakathi kwezinkampani zombili futhi ayikaze igcwaliseke.
Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi i-flagship yakamuva yenkampani yama-apula, i-iPhone 7 eyethulwe ngonyaka odlule, iyeke ukufaka iprosesa yenkampani Qualcomm, futhi yaqala ukusebenzisa izinto ezivela kumncintiswano wayo omkhulu, I-Intel, ukufaka amaprosesa wamatheminali amasha.
