Amaya Toman U-Apple ukhiphe isitatimende kuleli sonto ephendula izimangalo zakamuva zikaSpotify. Kuyo, inkampani isola i-Apple ngokusebenzelana okungalungile nabasebenzisi kanye nezimbangi. Lesi isinyathelo esingajwayelekile ngasohlangothini luka-Apple, njengoba umdondoshiya weCupertino engenawo umkhuba wokuphawula esidlangalaleni ngalezo zinsolo.
Esitatimendeni sabezindaba esishicilelwe kusizindalwazi sayo esisemthethweni, i-Apple ithi izizwa inesibopho sokuphendula esikhalweni iSpotify esifake kuKhomishini yaseYurophu ngoLwesithathu. I-Spotify ayikakhiphi inguqulo yomphakathi yesikhalazo sayo, kodwa umqondisi wayo uDaniel Ek uphawule ngokuthile kokuthunyelwe kwebhulogi.
U-Apple uthe esitatimendeni uSpotify usesebenzise i-App Store iminyaka eminingana ukuthuthukisa ibhizinisi lakhe. Ngokusho kwe-Apple, abaphathi be-Spotify bafuna ukujabulela zonke izinzuzo ze-App Store ecosystem, okuhlanganisa imali engenayo evela kumakhasimende alesi sitolo sohlelo lokusebenza esiku-inthanethi, ngaphandle kokuthi uSpotify anikele esitolo sezinhlelo zokusebenza nganoma iyiphi indlela. U-Apple uqhube wathi iSpotify "isabalalisa umculo abantu abawuthandayo ngaphandle kokunikela kubaculi, abaculi nababhali bezingoma abawenzayo."
Esikhundleni salokho, i-Spotify isola i-Apple esikhalazweni sayo sokwakha izithiyo ngamabomu kuma-iPhones ayo ezikhawulela izinsizakalo zezinkampani zangaphandle ezingaqhudelana ne-Apple Music. Iva ku-Spotify futhi kuyikhomishini engu-30% i-Apple ekhokhisa izinhlelo zokusebenza ku-App Store. Kepha i-Apple ithi ama-84% onjiniyela abayikhokheli inkampani ukuthi abasebenzisi balande noma basebenzise izinhlelo zokusebenza.
Abadali bezinhlelo zokusebenza abadawuniloda mahhala noma basebenzise izikhangiso akudingekile ukuthi bakhokhele i-Apple ikhomishini engu-30%. I-Apple futhi ayikubiki okwenziwa ngaphandle kohlelo lokusebenza futhi ayikhokhisi amakhomishini avela kubadali bezinhlelo zokusebenza ezisetshenziselwa ukuthengisa izinto ezibonakalayo noma amasevisi emhlabeni wangempela. Inkampani yeCupertino iphinde yasho esitatimendeni sayo ukuthi abamele iSpotify bakhohlwe ukusho emacaleni abo ukuthi ikhomishini yehle yaya ku-15% ecaleni lezicelo ezisuselwa ekubhaliseni.
I-Apple ithi ixhuma abasebenzisi bayo neSpotify, inikeza inkundla abasebenzisi abangalanda futhi babuyekeze ngayo uhlelo lwayo lokusebenza, futhi yabelane ngamathuluzi abalulekile kanjiniyela ukusekela ukusebenza kweSpotify. Iphinde isho ukuthi ithuthukise isistimu yokukhokha evikelekile, evumela abasebenzisi ukuthi benze izinkokhelo zangaphakathi nohlelo. Ngokusho kwe-Apple, i-Spotify ifuna ukugcina izinzuzo ezishiwo ngenhla futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo igcine i-100% yayo yonke imali engenayo.
Ekupheleni kwesitatimende sayo, i-Apple ithi ngaphandle kwe-App Store ecosystem, iSpotify ibingeke ibe cishe ibhizinisi eliyilo namuhla. Ngokwamazwi ka-Apple uqobo, iSpotify ivume izibuyekezo ezicishe zibe ngamakhulu amabili, okuholele ekulandweni kohlelo lokusebenza okungaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-300. Inkampani yeCupertino kubikwa ukuthi isithinte iSpotify njengengxenye yemizamo yayo yokuhlanganisa neSiri kanye ne-AirPlay 2, futhi yagunyaza uhlelo lokusebenza lweSpotify Watch ngesivinini esijwayelekile.
Isikhalazo esifakwe yi-Spotify ngokumelene ne-Apple ne-European Commission singesakamuva ochungechungeni lwe-"antitrust" kuze kube manje. Imibhikisho efanayo yaphakanyiswa izimbangi i-Apple Music kakade ngo-2017.
Umthombo: AppleInsider
