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Kuze kube manje, phakathi nengxabano yelungelo lobunikazi phakathi kwe-Apple ne-Samsung, idizayini yezimboni yemishini ngayinye inqunywe ngaphambi kwejaji. Kodwa-ke, uSusan Kare, umklami wezithonjana owaziwayo, usefikile endaweni yesigameko, efakaza ngokuvuna inkampani yaseCalifornia.

U-Kare wasebenza kwa-Apple ekuqaleni kwawo-80s futhi waklama eziningana, manje ezidumile Izithonjana ze-Macintosh. Ngo-1986, wathuthela enkampanini yakhe, lapho adala khona ezinye izinkampani ezinkulu zobuchwepheshe ezifana ne-Microsoft ne-Autodesk, kodwa hhayi i-Apple. Manje, nokho, u-Apple usephinde wamqasha ukuthi atadishe amafoni akwaSamsung kabanzi futhi afakaze njengofakazi onguchwepheshe.

Umphumela wocwaningo lukaKare awumangazanga - ngokusho kwakhe, izithonjana ezisetshenziswa abakwaSamsung zifana kakhulu nezakwa-Apple, abangabanikazi belungelo lobunikazi be-D'305. I-patent eshiwo ibonisa isikrini esinezithonjana esingazithola ku-iPhone. UKareová uqhathanise i-iPhone namafoni ahlukahlukene e-Samsung (Epic 4G, Fascinate, Droid Charge) futhi kuzo zonke, waqinisekisa kumajaji ukuthi izithonjana zakwaSamsung ngandlela thize ziphula amalungelo obunikazi akwa-Apple.

Isithonjana sohlelo lokusebenza lwezithombe sichaza yonke into

Ngaphezu kwalokho, uKare uthi ukubukeka okufanayo kwezithonjana nakho kungaholela ekudidekeni kwamakhasimende. Phela naye wabhekana nesimo esifanayo. “Ngesikhathi ngivakashela ihhovisi lezomthetho ngaphambi kokuba ngibe ufakazi onguchwepheshe kuleli cala, kwakunamafoni amaningi etafuleni,” UKare utshele ijaji. “Ngokusho kwesikrini, ngifinyelele ku-iPhone yami ukuze ngiphawule nge-interface yomsebenzisi kanye nemidwebo, kodwa ngibambe ucingo lwe-Samsung. Ngizibheka njengomuntu owazi kancane mayelana nezithombe, nokho ngenze iphutha elinjalo."

Ngokuhlaziya izithonjana ngayinye ngokuningiliziwe, uKareová uzame ukufakazela ukuthi amaKorea akopishe ngempela enkampanini yaseCalifornia. I-Apple inophawu lwentengiso kuzithonjana zayo eziningi eziyinhloko - Izithombe, Imilayezo, Amanothi, Oxhumana Nabo, Izilungiselelo kanye ne-iTunes - futhi zonke lezi zithombe zimakwe njengezikopishwe ohlangothini lwaseNingizimu Korea. Njengesibonelo sokuthi ukufakazela lokhu kanjani, u-Kare ukhethe isithonjana sohlelo lokusebenza lwezithombe.

“Isithombe sophawu Lwezithombe sibukeka njengomfanekiso ongokoqobo noma isithombe sikabhekilanga esinesibhakabhaka esiluhlaza ngemuva. Yize imbali iveza isithombe, iphinde ikhethwe ngokungafanele ngoba imele izithombe ezishuthwe eholidini (kanye namabhishi, izinja noma izintaba, isibonelo). Isithombe sikabhekilanga sifanekisela isithombe, kodwa asihloselwe ukuzwakala njengesithombe sangempela sedijithali. Kufanele ibonise isithombe esingahleliwe ngaphandle kwanoma yiziphi izixhumanisi noma ukusikisela. Lapha, ubhekilanga uyinto engathathi hlangothi njengomfanekiso womuntu noma indawo ethile, isibhakabhaka sisebenza njengokuphambana nophawu lwethemba.”

I-Apple ibingase ikhethe noma yisiphi isithombe sokusetshenziswa kwayo, kodwa ngenxa yezizathu ezishiwo ngenhla, ikhethe i-sunflower ephuzi enamaqabunga aluhlaza kanye nesibhakabhaka ngemuva - ngoba inomphumela ongathathi hlangothi futhi ivusa isithombe.

Kungakho uKare ekholelwa ukuthi i-Samsung ikopishe ngempela. Kusithonjana sohlelo lokusebenza lwegalari (uhlelo lokusebenza lokubuka izithombe kumafoni we-Samsung) sithola nobhekilanga ophuzi onamaqabunga aluhlaza. Ngasikhathi sinye, i-Samsung ibingakhetha noma yisiphi esinye isithombe. Bekungadingeki ukuthi kube ubhekilanga, bekungadingeki ukuthi ube namahlamvu aluhlaza, bekungadingeki ukuthi ube yimbali, kepha abakwaSamsung bamane bangazihluphi ngokusungulwa kwabo.

Izifaniso ezifanayo zingatholakala nakwezinye izithonjana, nakuba i-sunflower iyisimo esibonisa kakhulu.

Fakaza ngo-$550 ngehora

Ngesikhathi sokuphenywa kukaKare ngummeli oholayo we-Samsung uCharles Verhoeven, umbuzo wokuthi uKare ukhokhelwa malini njengochwepheshe nawo wavela. Yilokho umdali ayenakho Amakhadi eSolitaire kusuka ku-Windows impendulo elula: $550 ngehora. Lokhu kuhumusha cishe imiqhele eyizinkulungwane eziyi-11. Ngasikhathi sinye, uKare uveze ukuthi ngomsebenzi wakhe wangaphambilini we-Apple vs. AbakwaSamsung sebevele bathole cishe amadola ayizinkulungwane ezingama-80 (imiqhele eyizigidi eziyi-1,6).

Umthombo: TheNextWeb.com, I-ArsTechnica.com
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