Ondrej Holzman Eminyakeni engaphezu kwemine ngemva kokuba uPaul Shin Devine eboshiwe futhi wabekwa icala lokukhwabanisa, ukuxhaphaza imali nokufumbathisa, lowo owayeyisikhulu se-Apple supply chain wafunda isigwebo sakhe: unyaka owodwa ejele kanye nenhlawulo eyizigidi ezingu-4,5 zamaRandi ).
Phakathi kuka-2005 no-2010, lapho esebenza njengomphathi we-supply chain, u-Devine wadalula ulwazi oluyimfihlo mayelana nemikhiqizo ye-Apple yesikhathi esizayo kubahlinzeki bempahla base-Asia, kamuva awasebenzisela ukuxoxisana ngemibandela engcono ezinkontilekeni nokuthola ukufumbathiswa. I-Devine yayizohlinzeka ngolwazi oluhlukanisiwe kubakhiqizi base-Asia bezingxenye zama-iPhone nama-iPod.
Lapho eboshwa ngo-2010, i-FBI yathola u-$150 efihlwe emabhokisini ezicathulo emzini wakhe. Ngawo lowo nyaka, u-Devine wabekwa icala futhi walivuma icala lokukhwabanisa nokushushumbisa imali ngo-2011. Umsebenzi wakhe ongekho emthethweni bekufanele umzuzele ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-2,4 zamarandi (imiqhele eyizigidi ezingu-53).
“I-Apple izibophezele ezimisweni zokuziphatha eziphakeme kakhulu ngendlela eyenza ngayo ibhizinisi. Asikubekezeleli neze ukungaziphathi kahle ngaphakathi noma ngaphandle kwenkampani yethu,” kusho okhulumela i-Apple uSteve Dowling ngo-2010 ephendula ukuboshwa kukaDevin.
UDevine wabhekana neminyaka engu-4,5 ejele, kodwa ngemva kweminyaka engaphezu kwemine, inkantolo yamgweba unyaka owodwa kanye nenhlawulo ka-$XNUMX million. Kodwa-ke, inkantolo yombuso eSan José yenqabile ukusho ukuthi kungani kuthathe isikhathi eside kangaka ukukhipha lesi sinqumo. Kucatshangwa ukuthi u-Devine usebenzisane nezinhlangano eziphenyayo futhi wasiza ekuvumbululeni obunye ukukhwabanisa ochungechungeni lokuhlinzekwa kwempahla lwase-Asia. Yingakho engathola isigwebo esincane kuphela.
Kodwa ekugcineni, u-Devine angajabula ngokuthi isinxephezelo sezimali ngomonakalo awenzile ngeke simlahlekisele isamba esikhulu kakhulu. Icala lomkhiqizi wesafire we-GTAT oswele imali empeleni, wabonisa ukuthi u-Apple wasongela umphakeli wakhe ngenhlawulo yezigidi ezingu-50 ngokudalulwa ngakunye kwemibhalo eyimfihlo.
