Ondrej Holzman Abamele i-Apple baveze enkantolo ukuthi bashaqekile lapho abakwaSamsung bethula amafoni abo okuqala e-Galaxy, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi inkampani yaseNingizimu Korea yayingabambisene nabo abakhulu, babezimisele ukwenza isivumelwano nembangi yabo eCupertino.
Ngo-Okthoba 2010, i-Apple yanikeza i-Samsung iphothifoliyo yayo yobunikazi uma amaKorea ayezimisele ukukhokhela i-Apple $30 kumakhalekhukhwini wabo ngamunye kanye no-$40 ngethebhulethi ngayinye.
"I-Samsung inquma ukulingisa i-iPhone," kusho isethulo sika-Apple ku-Samsung ngo-Okthoba 5, 2010. "I-Apple ingathanda ukuthi i-Samsung ifake isicelo selayisense kusenesikhathi, kodwa njengoba ingumnikezeli wezinhlelo ze-Apple, sesikulungele ukuyinikeza ilayisense yemali ethile."
Futhi akugcini lapho - i-Apple iphinde yanikeza i-Samsung isaphulelo sika-20% uma uma ikhipha ilayisense yephothifoliyo yayo. Ngaphezu kwamafoni e-Galaxy, nokho, i-Apple iphinde yafuna izimali zama-smartphone ane-Windows Phone 7, i-Bada ne-Symbian yokusebenza izinhlelo. Ngemva kwesaphulelo, ubecela u-$9 ngocingo ngalunye lwe-Windows Mobile kanye no-$21 kwamanye amadivaysi.
Ngo-2010, i-Apple yabala ukuthi i-Samsung yayikweleta cishe ama-dollar ayizigidi ezingu-250 (cishe imiqhele eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-5), okwakuyinani elincane kakhulu kune-Apple esetshenziselwa ukuthenga izingxenye ezivela kubantu baseKorea. Yilesi siphakamiso esenziwe esethulweni sangomhla zi-5 kuMfumfu wezi-2010, esivezwe esidlangalaleni enkantolo ngoLwesihlanu.
I-Apple vs. Samsung
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Ngisho nangaphambi kokuba i-Apple iqhamuke nalesi sipho esishiwo ngenhla, ixwayise imbangi yayo ukuthi isola ukuthi ikopisha i-iPhone futhi yephula amalungelo ayo obunikazi. "U-Apple uthole izibonelo ezimbalwa ze-Android esebenzisa noma ekhuthaza abanye ukuthi basebenzise ubuchwepheshe obunelungelo lobunikazi be-Apple," ithi esethulweni sika-Agasti 2010 esinesihloko esithi "I-Samsung ikopisha i-iPhone." U-Boris Teksler, onakekela ukugunyazwa kwelungelo lobunikazi kwa-Apple, ufakaze phambi kwejaji ukuthi inkampani yaseCalifornian yayingaqondi nhlobo ukuthi uzakwethu onjenge-Samsung angayenza kanjani imikhiqizo yokukopisha efanayo.
Ekugcineni, asikho isivumelwano esifinyelelwe phakathi kwezinhlangothi zombili, ngakho-ke i-Apple manje ifuna inani elikhulu kakhulu. Usevele ufuna ngaphezulu kuka-2,5 billion dollars (cishe imiqhele eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-51) kwaSamsung ngokukopisha imikhiqizo yakwa-Apple.
Kudokhumenti enamathiselwe ungabona okunikezwayo i-Apple eyethula kwa-Samsung ngo-Okthoba 2010 (ngesiNgisi):
I-Samsung Apple Oct 5 2010 Ilayisensi
Nenze kahle kumaJamtungs, ngiyethemba ukuthi i-Apple izobahlukanisa enkantolo.
ngaphambi kwe-Windows Mobile 7 :D