Isikhethi se-apula Icala phakathi kwe-Apple ne-Amazon mayelana nokuthi ubani onelungelo lokusebenzisa igama elithi "App Store" seliphelile. Inkampani yaseCupertino yanquma ukuqeda ingxabano, yahoxisa icala, futhi icala lavalwa ngokusemthethweni yinkantolo yase-Oakland, eCalifornia.
I-Apple yamangalela i-Amazon ngokwephula uphawu lokuthengisa nokukhangisa okungamanga, iyisola ngokusebenzisa igama elithi "AppStore" ngokuphathelene nokuthengiswa kwezinhlelo zokusebenza zamadivayisi e-Android kanye ne-Amazon Kindle eqhudelana ne-iPad. Kodwa-ke, i-Amazon iphikise ukuthi igama elithi isitolo sezinhlelo zokusebenza selijwayeleke kangangokuthi abantu abacabangi nge-App Store ye-Apple.
Kule ngxabano, i-Apple iphinde yaqopha iqiniso lokuthi yethule i-App Store yayo ekuqaleni kukaJulayi 2008, kuyilapho i-Amazon iyethula ngoMashi 2011, lapho i-Apple nayo ifaka icala.
"Akusadingeki siqhubeke nale ngxabano, njengoba kunezinhlelo zokusebenza ezingu-900 kanye nezigidigidi ezingu-50 ezilandiwe, amakhasimende ayazi ukuthi angathola kuphi izinhlelo zokusebenza ezidume kakhulu," kusho okhulumela i-Apple uKristin Huguet.
Kulokhu, kungenzeka ukubona ukuthi i-Apple ibheja egameni layo elihle nokuthandwa phakathi kwabantu.
Kubi kakhulu... Benginethemba lokuvimba i-amazon futhi kuzomele ibe negama elixakile njenge-Google Play. Ngokwami, leli gama lingikhumbuza umdlalo othile ovela ku-Google, ngoba uqamba yonke into enjalo (i-google maps, i-google wallet, njll.). Ingakho ngajabula ngibona ukuthi i-amazon izoqhamuka nohlobo luni lombhedo.