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U-Apple umemezele ukuthi kuzothatha ikhomishini engu-27% yokuthengwa kwezinhlelo zokusebenza zokuphola ngokusebenzisa izinketho zokukhokha zezinkampani zangaphandle eNetherlands, ngokuhambisana nesinqumo se-Dutch. Njengoba kwenzeka, abathuthukisi bekufanele bayeke ezinye izinketho zokukhokha, kodwa kunalokho bagxile ekunciphiseni ikhomishini ngokwayo. 

Maphakathi noJanuwari walo nyaka, icala le-App Store lavuka futhi. Okusho ukuthi, leyo eshaya yedwa i-Apple ekusatshalalisweni kokuqukethwe kwedijithali kumadivayisi enkampani. Futhi kuqhubeke Abakhi be-apula sikutshele lokho ukuze i-Apple ithobele isinqumo seziphathimandla zaseDutch, imemezele ukuthi izovumela abathuthukisi bohlelo lokusebenza lokuqomisana (okwamanje kuphela) ukuthi banikeze ezinye izinhlelo zokukhokha ngaphandle kwe-App Store yayo, badlule ukuthengwa kwangaphakathi nohlelo okujwayelekile ngamakhomishini angu-15-30%. Sengeze ukuthi abathuthukisi abakawini nalapha. Futhi manje siyazi ukuthi empeleni balahlekelwe.

3% isaphulelo 

V buyekeza kuwebhusayithi ukusekela konjiniyela, i-Apple yathi ngokwenziwe ngezinhlelo zokusebenza zokuphola ezisebenzisa ezinye izindlela zokukhokha, izokhokhisa ikhomishini engu-27% esikhundleni sika-30% ojwayelekile. U-Apple uthi ikhomishini encishisiwe ayifaki inani lokuqoqwa kanye nokuthunyelwa kwezintela ezenziwa yinkampani. Ngakho kuwukunqoba okubabayo ngempela.

Yebo, i-Apple ithi lapha ukuthi abathuthukisi bezinhlelo zokusebenza zokuphola bangafaka isixhumanisi kuhlelo lwabo lokusebenza lokuqomisana oluqondisa abasebenzisi kuwebhusayithi yonjiniyela ukuze baqedele ukuthenga nabo, hhayi i-Apple. Futhi lokho kuwukunqoba kwangempela. Kepha kungase kubonakale sengathi uma ukuthengiselana kungenziwanga nge-Apple, umthuthukisi ngeke akhokhe lutho kukho. Kodwa iphutha le-footbridge. Inkampani ithi lapha: 

“Ngokulandela umyalo we-Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), izinhlelo zokusebenza zokuqomisana ezithola imvume yokuxhuma noma ukusebenzisa umhlinzeki wenkokhelo yangaphakathi nohlelo zizokhokha imali yokuthenga kwa-Apple. I-Apple izokhokhisa ikhomishini engu-27% enanini elikhokhwe umsebenzisi ngaphandle kwentela yenani elingeziwe. Lesi isilinganiso esincishisiwe esingafaki ivelu ehambisana nokucubungula inkokhelo nemisebenzi ehlobene. Onjiniyela bazoba nesibopho sokuqoqwa nokuthunyelwa kwazo zonke izintela ezisebenzayo, njenge-Dutch Value Added Tax (VAT), ezithengisweni ezicutshungulwa umhlinzeki wokukhokha wenkampani yangaphandle.”

Kumayelana nemali futhi akukho okunye 

Lesi "sivumelwano sika-Apple size ngemuva kwesinqumo se-ACM ngoDisemba sokuthi i-Apple yenza "ukusebenzisa kabi amandla emakethe" ngokukhawulela ukusetshenziswa kwezindlela zokukhokha zezinkampani zangaphandle ezinhlelweni zokusebenza zokuphola. I-ACM isabise ngokuhlawulisa i-Apple imali efika ku-€50m ngesonto uma ingavumeli izinhlelo zokusebenza zokuphola ukuthi zinikeze ezinye izinketho zokukhokha. Futhi njengoba i-Apple ibala wonke amadola, manje isihlehlile, kodwa umnyakazo onengqondo.

U-Apple usasho ukuthi ukhathazekile ngokuthi lezi zinguquko zingabeka engcupheni ukunethezeka kwabasebenzisi futhi zidale izinsongo ezintsha kubumfihlo babasebenzisi kanye nokuphepha kwedatha. Impela, leyo yinto eyodwa, kodwa ezezimali ngenye. Ngenxa yalokho, kwakumayelana nokuphuma esidingweni sokukhokha i-Apple izimali zayo eziphezulu. Ngakho-ke ezinye izindlela zokukhokha ziyayixazulula, ngakho-ke okungenani kumasayithi wokuphola amaDashi kungenzeka, ngoba i-Apple ikuvumele, kodwa izovele ithuthise abathuthukisi abampofu/izinkampani/abahlinzeki ngemali engu-27%.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma umthuthukisi wesinye isihloko ehlakaniphile futhi esisonga ngohlelo lokusebenza lokuqomisana, noma ngabe sihloselwe enye into ngokuphelele, bangagcina lawo maphesenti amathathu kuzo zonke izimali ze-Apple. Kodwa umbuzo uwukuthi ngabe kuzomkhokhela yini, ukuthi ngabe zonke izindlela zokukhokha nezithiyo ezizungezile ngeke zigcine zibiza kakhulu. Ekugcineni, asikakahambi ndawo futhi yonke into isafana. Mhlawumbe esikhathini esizayo. 

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