Ondrej Holzman I-Apple yenza uhlelo lwayo lokuqala lokungena eNyakatho-ntshonalanga ye-United States, ivula amahhovisi amasha e-Seattle. Inkampani yaseCalifornian ithenge i-Union Bay Networks, isiqalo esisebenzisana nenethiwekhi yamafu eyayisebenza e-Seattle. Njengamanje, amahhovisi amasha anonjiniyela abangaphezu kuka-30, futhi i-Apple ifuna ukuqiniswa okwengeziwe eqenjini.
Ukuthengwa kwe-Union Bay Networks kuqinisekiswe ngabakwa-Apple I-Seattle Times umugqa wendabuko wokuthi inkampani "ithenga izinkampani zobuchwepheshe ezincane ngezikhathi ezithile futhi ngokuvamile ayizivezi izizathu noma izinhlelo zayo." Kodwa-ke, okhulumela i-Apple akazange aveze okwengeziwe, kuphela iqiniso lokuthi inkampani yaseCalifornian empeleni isebenza eSeattle.
Ukusungulwa kwamahhovisi e-Seattle akusona isinyathelo esimangalisayo ngasohlangothini lwe-Apple. Izinkampani eziningi zobuchwepheshe ezizinze eCalifornia, eziholwa yi-Google, Facebook, Oracle kanye ne-HP, zisebenza kule ndawo. Ngakho-ke i-Apple iheha ithalente eliningi eSeattle, ikakhulukazi ochwepheshe ababhekene nengqalasizinda ye-inthanethi.
Kusezinsizakalweni zamafu i-Apple entula kakhulu izimbangi zayo, izikhalazo ezijwayelekile zivela ikakhulukazi kubasebenzisi mayelana nokusebenza okungathembekile kwe-iCloud, njengoba kubizwa isixazululo se-Apple. Ngakho-ke, kunengqondo ukuthi inkampani yama-apula ithuthele endaweni lapho kwakhiwa khona izinsiza eziningi ezihamba phambili zamafu njengamanje.
Okungenani abayisikhombisa kwabayisishiyagalolunye ababeyizisebenzi ze-Union Bay Networks, okuyisiqalo esathola u-$1,85 million ezinkampanini zokutshala izimali, kufanele kube isisekelo samahhovisi amasha e-Apple. Umqondisi Omkhulu we-Union Bay uTom Hull wenqabile ukubuzwa GeekWire ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ukutholwa kwenzeke ngempela yini, kodwa okungenani umsunguli wesiqalo u-Benn Bollay usevele uku-LinkedIn. wembulaukuthi usebenzela u-Apple njengomphathi. Abanye ozakwabo nabo baveze umqashi wabo omusha ngendlela efanayo.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo uBollay ku-LinkedIn eshicilelwe isikhangiso lapho i-Apple ibheka onjiniyela abasha ukuze bakhe ingqalasizinda yamafu nezinhlelo. "Wake wafuna ukusebenzela u-Apple, kodwa akafuni ukuhlala eCupertino?"
