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Ingxabano yeminyaka eminingi phakathi kwe-Apple ne-Samsung ifinyelele esixazululweni ngaphandle kwesinxephezelo sezezimali okokuqala ngqa ekuqaleni kuka-2016. Ngemuva kweminyaka yemizamo, i-Apple iphumelele ukuvimbela inkampani yaseNingizimu Korea ekuthengiseni amafoni athile e-United States ngenxa yokwephulwa kwelungelo lobunikazi.

Nokho, lokhu kukude nokunqoba okunjalo njengoba kungase kubonakale. Ingxabano engaphansi kweminyaka emibili edlule kufinyelele umvuthwandaba ngenhlawulo encane ku-Samsung, ngoba iphathelene nemikhiqizo manje eseneminyaka eminingana ubudala. AbakwaSamsung ngeke bathinteke ngokuvinjelwa kwabo nganoma iyiphi indlela.

Inyanga eyodwa kusukela namuhla, i-Samsung ivinjelwe ekuthengiseni imikhiqizo eyisishiyagalolunye e-United States, ngokwesinqumo senkantolo, eyephula amalungelo obunikazi akhethiwe akwa-Apple. IJaji uLucy Koh laqale lanqaba ukukhipha lesi sinqumo, kodwa lagcina lihoxile ngaphansi kwengcindezi yeNkantolo Yokudlulisa Amacala.

Ukuvinjelwa kusebenza emikhiqizweni elandelayo: I-Samsung Admire, i-Galaxy Nexus, i-Galaxy Note ne-Note II, i-Galaxy S II, i-SII Epic 4G Touch, i-S II SkyRocket ne-S III - okungukuthi amadivayisi eselula ngokuvamile angasathengiswa isikhathi eside.

Mhlawumbe amafoni adume kakhulu i-Galaxy S II ne-S III aphule ilungelo lobunikazi elihlobene nezixhumanisi ezisheshayo. Kodwa-ke, le patent izophelelwa yisikhathi ngoFebhuwari 1, 2016, futhi njengoba ukuvinjelwa kungeke kusebenze kuze kube yinyanga kusukela manje, abakwaSamsung akudingeki babhekane naleli lungelo lobunikazi nhlobo.

Ilungelo lobunikazi elithi "slide-to-unlock" lendlela yokuvula idivayisi laphulwa amafoni amathathu akwa-Samsung, kodwa inkampani yaseNingizimu Korea ayisasebenzisi le ndlela nhlobo. Okuwukuphela kwelungelo lobunikazi i-Samsung engase libe nentshisekelo "yokuyizungeza" ngendlela yayo iphathelene nokulungiswa okuzenzakalelayo, kodwa futhi, lokhu kungokwamafoni amadala kuphela.

Ukuvinjelwa kokuthengisa kuwukunqoba okungokomfanekiso kwe-Apple. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, isinqumo esinjalo singabeka isibonelo sekusasa, njengoba abakwaSamsung bezamile ukukhombisa esitatimendeni sabo ukuthi amalungelo obunikazi angasetshenziswa ukumisa imikhiqizo ekhethiwe, kodwa ngakolunye uhlangothi, kufanele kulindeleke ukuthi izingxabano ezifanayo zizohlala isikhathi eside. isikhathi eside kakhulu.

Uma izimpi ezinjalo zelungelo lobunikazi zinqunywa ngesilinganiso sesikhathi esifanayo naleso esiphakathi kwe-Apple ne-Samsung, cishe ngeke zikwazi ukubandakanya imikhiqizo yamanje engathinta ngempela isimo semakethe nganoma iyiphi indlela.

"Sidumele kakhulu," kusho okhulumela abakwaSamsung ngemuva kwesinqumo sokuvinjelwa. "Yize kungeke kuthinte amakhasimende ase-US, kusesinye isibonelo sokuthi i-Apple isebenzisa kabi uhlelo lwezomthetho ukuze ibeke isibonelo esiyingozi esingalimaza izizukulwane zamakhasimende ezizayo."

Umthombo: I-ArsTechnica, IWebhu Elandelayo
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