Izindaba eziyinhloko zayizolo ntambama bekungasho okuncane, ukuthi zihambisana nekusasa lenkampani ezinze eCupertino. Qualcomm, Umhlinzeki we-Apple wama-microprocessors nezinye izinto ze-elekthronikhi, ekugcineni uthathe isinqumo sokwenqaba lesi sipho abesetafuleni emasontweni ambalwa edlule, ngusomandla Broadcom.
Lo mnikelo unikeze isamba esingu- $ 103 billion ukuthengwa okuphelele komkhiqizi waseNyakatho Melika. Ukube ukuthengwa kwenzeke, umbuso owakhiwe ubungeke ubeke engcupheni ubudlelwano bokusebenzisana, esivele yonakele phakathi kwezinkampani eziyizimbangi.
Zombili izinkampani, abahlinzeki bezinto zemikhiqizo ye-Apple, ubesezingxoxweni amasonto ambalwa ukuthola Qualcomm yinkampani yaseNyakatho Melika. Kodwa-ke, yize izingxoxo zingakaqedwa, kubukeka sengathi lesi sivumelwano ngeke siphothulwe.
Kodwa-ke, kusukela Broadcom banethemba. Ngokwesitatimende esidalulwe ngu Reuters ukhiphe isinqumo ngalolu daba:
"Siyaqhubeka nokukholelwa ukuthi isiphakamiso sethu simele enye indlela ekhangayo nenothisayo etholakala kubaninimasheya beQualcomm futhi siyakhuthazeka ngokusabela kwabo."
Ngokuphambene, Qualcomm icishe yacasulwa umqondo olula wokuthi lokhu kutholwa kungakhiqizwa:
"I-Broadcom ilulaza kancane iQualcomm futhi lokhu kuhamba kuza nokungaqiniseki okuphawulekayo kwemithetho."
Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi isenzo salolu hlobo sizoba ngomunye weminyakazo emikhulu emlandweni, futhi sizobhekana nokuhlolisiswa okujulile ngabezindaba abanekhono lokulawula, ngaphezu kwakho konke ngoba kuzovumela Broadcom ukujabulela eduze isamba ukulawula emakethe, engakaze ibonwe kuze kube manje kumadivayisi ahlukahlukene ezobuchwepheshe.
Amamojula we-Wi-Fi, i-Bluetooth, amaprosesa wenqwaba yamadivayisi eselula, inqwaba yezinzwa nezinye izinto, konke okuhlinzekwa yinkampani efanayo, ngaphandle komncintiswano, kungadala inkinga ngentengo yezimpahla ze-Apple.
Noma ngabe yimuphi umphumela walo mcimbi, i-Apple kungenzeka ingalimazi kwezinye izimo kuphela, kepha futhi izuze kuzo zombili lezi zimo:
- Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukugcina bobabili abahlinzeki behlukene ngeke kwenyuse ukuncintisana kwemakethe, ngakho-ke i-Apple ingagcina isikhundla sayo futhi iqhubeke nokuthola isabelo semakethe.
- Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngenxa yamacala avulekile inkampani egcina nawo Qualcomm, uma ekugcineni bekukhona ukutholwa, impela Broadcom uzobuyela emuva kuzo zonke izikhalazo ezivulekile ukugwema ukulahlekelwa yinye yamakhasimende akhe amakhulu.
Sizobona ukuthi kwenzeka kanjani phakathi kwalezi zinkampani ezinkulu ezimbili, nokuthi ukwakheka kwakho kokubili kungathinta kanjani okuhle noma kabi ikusasa eliseduze le-Apple.
