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Abamele i-Apple, eholwa yi-CEO u-Tim Cook, bahlanganyele ekulalelweni kweSenate yase-US izolo, eyayibhekene nezinkinga zokudluliselwa kwemali yizinkampani ezinkulu zangaphandle kanye nokugwema intela okungenzeka. Izishayamthetho zaseMelika zazibuza ukuthi kungani inkampani yaseCalifornian igcina imali engaphezu kwezigidigidi eziyi-100 phesheya, ikakhulukazi e-Ireland, futhi ayidluliseli le nhlokodolobha endaweni yase-United States...

Izizathu ze-Apple zisobala - ayifuni ukukhokha intela ephezulu yemali engenayo yebhizinisi, engama-35% e-United States, izinga eliphakeme kakhulu lentela eyodwa emhlabeni. Yingakho ukhetha I-Apple yanquma ukungena ezikweletini ukuze ikhokhe izabelo kubanikazi bamasheya bayo, kunokuba ukhokhe intela ephezulu.

"Siyaziqhenya ngokuba yinkampani yaseMelika futhi siyaziqhenya ngokulinganayo ngeqhaza lethu emnothweni waseMelika," kusho uTim Cook enkulumweni yakhe yokuvula, lapho akhumbula khona ukuthi i-Apple isidale amathuba omsebenzi alinganiselwa ku-600 e-United States futhi iyinkampani enkulu ekhokha intela ezweni lonke.

I-apron yase-Irish

USenator John McCain ngaphambilini uphendule ngokuthi i-Apple ingomunye wabakhokhi bentela abakhulu baseMelika, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo ingenye yezinkampani ezinkulu ezigwema ukukhokha intela ngezinga elifanayo. Eminyakeni emibili edlule, i-Apple bekufanele iphuce umgcinimafa waseMelika imali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-12 zamadola.

Ngakho-ke u-Cook waxoxwa no-Peter Oppenheier, isikhulu sezezimali se-Apple, kanye no-Phillip Bullock, obhekelele ukusebenza kwentela yenkampani, ngokuqondile esihlokweni sezinqubo zentela phesheya. Ngenxa yezintuba kumthetho wase-Ireland nowaseMelika, i-Apple akuzange kudingeke ukuthi ikhokhe cishe noma yiziphi izintela phesheya emalini yayo engamadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-74 (ngamadola) eminyakeni emine edlule.

[yenza isenzo=”quote”]Sikhokha zonke izintela esizikweletayo, idola ngalinye.[/do]

Yonke inkulumo-mpikiswano yayiphathelene nezinkampani ezingaphansi nezinkampani eziphethe e-Ireland, lapho i-Apple yazisungula khona ekuqaleni kwawo-80 futhi manje isithela inzuzo yayo nge-Apple Operations International (AOI) nezinye izinkampani ezimbili ngaphandle kokukhokha intela ephezulu. I-AOI yasungulwa e-Ireland, ngakho-ke imithetho yentela yaseMelika ayisebenzi kuyo, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo ayibhalisiwe njengesakhamuzi sentela e-Ireland, ngakho-ke ayizange ithumele izintela okungenani iminyaka emihlanu. Abamele i-Apple babe sebechaza ukuthi inkampani yaseCalifornia yathola izinzuzo zentela e-Ireland ukuze idale amathuba emisebenzi ngo-1980, nokuthi izinqubo ze-Apple azikashintshi kusukela lapho. Inani lentela okuxoxiswene ngalo bekufanele libe ngamaphesenti amabili, kodwa njengoba izinombolo zibonisa, i-Apple ikhokha kancane kakhulu e-Ireland. Ezigidini eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-74 ezibaluliwe azizuza eminyakeni edlule, ukhokhe intela eyizigidi eziyishumi kuphela.

"I-AOI ayilutho ngaphandle kwenkampani yokubamba eyasungulwa ukuze iphathe imali yethu ngendlela efanele," Kusho uCook. "Sikhokha zonke izintela esizikweletayo, idola ngalinye."

I-United States idinga ukuguqulwa kwentela

I-AOI ibike inzuzo enkulu yezigidigidi ezingama-$2009 kusukela ngo-2012 kuya ku-30 ngaphandle kokukhokha intela encane kunoma yisiphi isimo. I-Apple ithole ukuthi uma isungula i-AOI e-Ireland kodwa ingasebenzi ngokoqobo eziqhingini futhi iqhuba inkampani kusukela e-States, izogwema izintela kuwo womabili la mazwe. Ngakho-ke, i-Apple isebenzisa kuphela amathuba omthetho waseMelika, ngakho-ke ikomidi elincane lophenyo elihlala njalo leSigele saseMelika, elaphenya lonke udaba, alizange lihlele ukusola i-Apple nganoma yimuphi umsebenzi ongekho emthethweni noma ukuyijezisa (izinqubo ezifanayo nazo zisetshenziswa ezinye izinkampani), kodwa kunalokho zafuna ukuthola izinzuzo zokubangela izinkulumompikiswano ezinkulu mayelana nokuguqulwa kwentela.

[do action=”citation”]Ngeshwa, umthetho wentela awuhambisani nezikhathi.[/do]

“Ngeshwa umthetho wentela awuhambisani nezikhathi,” U-Cook uthe, ephakamisa ukuthi uhlelo lwentela lwaseMelika ludinga ukulungiswa kabusha. “Kuzobiza kakhulu ukuthi sibuyisele imali yethu e-United States. Mayelana nalokhu, sisesimweni esingesihle ngokumelene nezimbangi zakwamanye amazwe, ngoba azinayo inkinga enjalo ngokuhamba kwenhloko-dolobha yazo. "

U-Tim Cook utshele izigele ukuthi i-Apple ingakujabulela kakhulu ukubamba iqhaza ekuguqulweni kwentela entsha futhi izokwenza konke okusemandleni ayo ukusiza. NgokukaCook, intela yemali engenayo yebhizinisi kufanele ibe cishe kumaphesenti angama-20, kuyilapho intela eqoqwe ekubuyiseleni imali etholiwe kufanele ibe ngedijithi eyodwa.

“U-Apple ubelokhu ekholelwa ekululameni, hhayi ukuba yinkimbinkimbi. Futhi ngalo moya, sincoma ukubuyekezwa okuyisisekelo kohlelo olukhona lwentela. Senza isincomo esinjalo sazi ukuthi izinga lentela lase-Apple lase-US lingakhuphuka. Sikholelwa ukuthi ukuguqulwa okunjalo kuzolunga kubo bonke abakhokhi bentela futhi kugcine i-United States iqhudelana.”

I-Apple ngeke isuke e-US

USenni Claire McCaskill, ephendula impikiswano ngezintela eziphansi phesheya kanye neqiniso lokuthi i-Apple isebenzisa lezo zinzuzo, iphakamise umbuzo wokuthi i-Apple ihlela ukuya kwenye indawo uma izintela e-United States zingabekezeleleki. Kodwa-ke, ngokusho kukaCook, inketho enjalo ayikho embuzweni, i-Apple izohlale iyinkampani yaseMelika.

[yenza isenzo=”caphuna”]Kungani kufanele ngibuyekeze izinhlelo zokusebenza ku-iPhone yami ngaso sonke isikhathi, kungani ungayilungisi?[/do]

“Siyinkampani yaseMelika eziqhenyayo. Iningi locwaningo nentuthuko yethu kwenzeka eCalifornia. Silapha ngoba sithanda lapha. Siyinkampani yaseMelika noma ngabe sithengisa eChina, Egypt noma eSaudi Arabia. Akuzange kufike kimina ukuthi singathuthela indlunkulu yethu kwelinye izwe, futhi nginombono ophambene kakhulu.” isimo esifanayo sanqatshwa uTim Cook, owayebonakala ezolile futhi eqiniseka kuso sonke isitatimende.

Izikhathi eziningi kwakuba nokuhleka ngisho eSigele. Isibonelo, lapho uSenator Carl Levin ekhipha i-iPhone ephaketheni lakhe ukukhombisa ukuthi abantu baseMelika bathanda ama-iPhones nama-iPads, kodwa uJohn McCain wazivumela ihlaya elikhulu kunawo wonke. Bobabili uMcCain noLevin bakhulume ngokungahambisani ne-Apple. Ngesinye isikhathi, uMcCain wasuka ekujuleni wabuza: "Kodwa ebengifuna ukukubuza ngempela ukuthi kungani kufanele ngibuyekeze izinhlelo zokusebenza ku-iPhone yami ngaso sonke isikhathi, kungani ungakulungisi?" UCook waphendula: "Mnumzane, sizama njalo ukuwathuthukisa." (Ividiyo ekugcineni kwesihloko.)

Amakamu amabili

Izigele uCarl Levin noJohn McCain bakhulume ngokumelene ne-Apple futhi bazama ukukhombisa imikhuba yayo ekukhanyeni okumnyama. U-Levin owayethukuthele waphetha ngokuthi ukuziphatha okunjalo “kwakungalungile neze,” kwakha amakamu amabili phakathi kwabenzi bomthetho baseMelika. Laba bakamuva, ngakolunye uhlangothi, basekela i-Apple futhi, njengenkampani yaseCalifornian, banesithakazelo kunguquko entsha yentela.

Umuntu obonakala kakhulu ekamu lesibili kwakunguSenator Rand Paul waseKentucky, ohlotshaniswa nokunyakaza Party Tea. Uthe iSenethi kufanele lixolise ku-Apple ngesikhathi sokulalelwa kwecala futhi esikhundleni salokho libheke esibukweni ngoba yiyona edale uthuthuva olunjalo ohlelweni lwentela. "Ngibonise usopolitiki ongazami ukwehlisa intela," kusho uPaul, owathi i-Apple isicebise izimpilo zabantu kakhulu ukwedlula osopolitiki. "Uma kukhona okufanele abuzwe lapha, yiCongress," wanezela uPaul, ebhala kuTwitter ngemuva kwalokho kubo bonke abameleli abakhona kulo mbukiso ongenangqondo waxolisa.

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Umthombo: CultOfMac.com, Mashable.com, MacRumors.com
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