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I-Apple ivumile ukukhokha amademeshe kubazali izingane zabo ezithenge okuqukethwe okukhokhelwayo zingagadwe kuzinhlelo zokusebenza ezikumadivayisi e-iOS. Sekukonke, inkampani yaseCalifornian ingakhokha ngaphezu kwezigidi eziyikhulu zamadola (cishe imiqhele eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili) ngamakhuphoni esitolo se-iTunes...

Icala elihlangene lafakwa ngokumelene ne-Apple emuva ngo-2011. Uma inkantolo ivuma isivumelwano manje, abazali bazothola isinxephezelo sezimali. Nokho, cishe ngeke bakhokhelwe kuze kube unyaka ozayo.

Abazali izingane zabo ezisebenzise Ukuthenga Kwangaphakathi nohlelo ngaphandle kwemvume bazoba nelungelo levawusha ka-$30 ye-iTunes. Uma izingane zithenge ngaphezu kwamadola amahlanu, abazali bazothola amavawusha afika kumadola angamashumi amathathu. Futhi uma inani elisetshenzisiwe lidlula u-$XNUMX, amakhasimende angacela ukubuyiselwa imali.

I-Apple yethule lesi siphakamiso ngesonto eledlule, yathi izoqwashisa amakhasimende ama-iTunes angaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-23. Kodwa-ke, kuzodingeka imvume yokuqala evela kumajaji wombuso ngaphambi kokuthi isiphakamiso sifakwe.

Uma isinxephezelo esinjalo sidlula, abazali kuzodingeka bagcwalise uhlu lwemibuzo oluku-inthanethi oluqinisekisa ukuthi izingane zabo zithenge ngaphakathi nohlelo ngaphandle kolwazi lwazo nokuthi i-Apple ayizange izibuyisele imali. Lonke icala limayelana nalokho okubizwa ngokuthi "izinhlelo zokusebenza ezikhangayo", okuvamise ukuba imidlalo etholakala mahhala, kodwa enikeza ukuthengwa kwezithuthukisi ezihlukahlukene ngemali yangempela ngenkathi idlala. Futhi njengoba i-Apple ngaphambilini yayivumele ku-iOS ukuthi ithenge ku-iTunes/App Store eminye imizuzu engu-15 ngemva kokufaka iphasiwedi ngaphandle kokufaka kabusha igama-mfihlo, izingane zazikwazi ukuthenga ngokudlala ngenkathi zidlala ngaphandle kolwazi lwabazali bazo. Lokhu kubambezeleka kwemizuzu eyishumi nanhlanu sekuvele kususiwe yi-Apple.

Yiqiniso, izingane ngokuvamile aziqondi ukuthi zithenga imali yangempela. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abathuthukisi bavame ukwenza ukuthenga okunjalo kube lula kakhulu - umpompi owodwa noma amabili anele, futhi ibhilidi yamashumi amadola ingakhishwa. Ngokwesibonelo, uKevin Tofel, omunye wabazali, wake wathola isikweletu samaRandi angu-375 (imiqhele engu-7 300) ngenxa yokuthi indodakazi yakhe yathenga izinhlanzi ezingokoqobo.

Umthombo: I-Telegraph.co.uk, I-ArsTechnica.com
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