Petr Škuta IHong Kong ibidonsa kanzima amasonto ambalwa emagagasini emibhikisho ephikisana nombuso waseChina. Ababonisi basebenzisa ubuchwepheshe besimanje, okuhlanganisa nama-smartphone, ukuhlela impi yabo yenkululeko. Kodwa uhulumeni waseChina akakuthandanga lokho, waze wanyathela inkampani efana ne-Apple.
Ezinsukwini zakamuva, izicelo ezimbili ziye zanyamalala e-Chinese App Store. Esokuqala saba nempikiswano ngokwaso. I-HKmap.live ikuvumele ukuthi uqaphe isimo samanje samayunithi amaphoyisa. Amayunithi okungenelela ajwayelekile ahlukanisiwe kumephu, kodwa futhi nezinto ezisindayo ezihlanganisa neziqhumane zamanzi. Imephu iphinde yakwazi ukukhombisa izindawo eziphephile lapho ababhikishi bengahlehla khona.
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Amaya Toman Uhlelo lokusebenza lwesibili olwanyamalala ku-App Store kwakukhona i-Quartz. Bekubikwa bukhoma ngqo kusuka ensimini, hhayi kuphela ngesimo semibhalo, kodwa futhi nakumavidiyo nokuqoshwa komsindo. Ngesicelo sikahulumeni waseShayina, lolu hlelo lokusebenza nalo ngokushesha lwakhishwa esitolo.
Umkhulumeli we-Apple uphawule kanje ngalesi simo:
"Uhlelo lokusebenza lubonise indawo yamayunithi amaphoyisa. Ngokusebenzisana ne-Hong Kong Cyber Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau, sithole ukuthi uhlelo lokusebenza lusetshenziselwa ukuhlasela okuqondiwe kwamaphoyisa, ukubeka ukuphepha komphakathi engcupheni, kanye nokusetshenziswa kabi yizigebengu ukuze kutholwe izindawo ezingenawo amaphoyisa nokusongela izakhamuzi. Lolu hlelo lokusebenza luphula imithetho yethu nemithetho yendawo."
Izimiso zokuziphatha zomphakathi zingqubuzana nokulandwa kwezinhlelo zokusebenza
Ngakho-ke i-Apple ijoyina uhlu lwezinkampani ezithobela imithetho kanye "nezicelo" zikahulumeni waseChina. Inkampani isengozini enkulu kulokhu, ngakho izimiso zokuziphatha ezimenyezelwe zibonakala zihamba ngendlela.
Imakethe yaseShayina ingeyesithathu ngobukhulu kuma-Apple emhlabeni futhi inani lokuthengisa lilinganiselwa ezigidini eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-32,5 zamadola, okuhlanganisa iTaiwan kanye neHong Kong enenkinga. Isitoko sika-Apple sivame ukuncika ekutheni sithengisa kahle kangakanani eChina. Okokugcina, uphelele Iningi lamakhono okukhiqiza enkampani atholakala maphakathi nezwe.
Nakuba izizathu zokulanda uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-HKmap.live zisengavikelwa futhi ziqondwe, ukulanda uhlelo lokusebenza lwezindaba i-Quartz akusacaci kahle. Umkhulumeli we-Apple wenqabile ukuphawula ngokususwa kohlelo lokusebenza ku-App Store.
I-Apple manje isemaphethelweni. Iphakathi kwezinkampani ezicebe kakhulu nezinethonya emhlabeni, yingakho zonke izinyathelo zayo zibukwa kakhulu hhayi umphakathi kuphela. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, inkampani sekuyisikhathi eside izama ukwakha isithombe esisekelwe ekulinganeni, ekubekezeleni nasekuvikelweni kwemvelo. Udaba lwaseHong Kong lusengaba nomthelela ongalindelekile.
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David Hanak Umthombo: NYT
Lapho i-China ithatha izintambo, i-Apple izosusa izinhlelo zokusebenza eziqapha isimo e-HK. Lapho iRussia ilawula, i-Apple Maps izongcwelisa indawo yaseCrimea (into ngisho nomfowethu omkhulu uGoogle angakaze ayizame).
Futhi-ke umpheki oyinhloko ka-Apple unomlomo ogcwele i-bullshit yokuziphatha?
Wangcwaba u-apula.