Tomas Chlebek Kusukela ngo-2010, izingxabano zelungelo lobunikazi phakathi kwe-Apple nenkampani i-VirnetX, egxile kakhulu ebunikazini belungelo lobunikazi kanye namacala abhekene nezinkampani eziphula umthetho, bezilokhu ziqhubeka. Amacala akhe adlule ayimpumelelo athintekayo, isibonelo, iMicrosoft, Cisco, Siemens, njll. Isinqumo senkantolo esibhekene ne-Apple siwumphumela wochungechunge lwamacala acishe abe yiminyaka eyisithupha ahlobene nokuphulwa kwelungelo lobunikazi ngamasevisi e-iMessage kanye ne-FaceTime, ikakhulukazi amakhono abo e-VPN. .
Isinqumo sikhishwe izolo enkantolo yesifunda sase-East Texas, eyaziwa ngokuba nobungane kubanikazi bamalungelo obunikazi. I-VirnetX iphinde yafaka amanye amacala ashiwo ngaphambilini esifundeni esifanayo.
Icala lokuqala lapho i-VirnetX yamangalela khona i-Apple mayelana nezivumelwano zabo zokuxhumana ezivikelekile laxazululwa ngo-April 2012, lapho ummangali egixabezwa ngezigidi ezingu-368,2 zamarandi ngomonakalo wempahla yengqondo. Ngenxa yokuthi icala lalibandakanya kokubili izici ngokwazo kanye nemikhiqizo ezinikeza yona, i-VirnetX yacishe yakhokhelwa iphesenti lenzuzo evela kuma-iPhone nama-Mac.
I-Apple ine-FaceTime kusukela lapho isebenze kabusha, kodwa ngo-September 2014 isinqumo sokuqala sachithwa ngenxa yezinsolo zokuthi amademeshe awabaliwe ngendlela engafanele. Enqubweni evuselelwe, i-VirnetX yacela amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-532, okuphinde kwanyuswa enanini lamanje lamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-625,6. Lokhu kucabangela ukuqhubeka okusolwayo kokuphulwa ngamabomu kwamalungelo obunikazi okuyisihloko sengxabano.
Ngaphambi kwesinqumo samanje, u-Apple kuthiwa ufake isicelo kuMahluleli Wesifunda uRobert Schroeder ukuthi amemezele leli cala njengecala elingelona iqiniso ngenxa yezinsolo zokumelwa kabi nokudideka kwabameli beVirnetX ngesikhathi sokuvala izingxabano. USchroeder akakaphawuli ngokusemthethweni ngesicelo.
