Adam Kos Kuthathe kusukela ngoMeyi walo nyaka ngaphambi kokuthi inkantolo inqume ngesinqumo se-Epic Games vs. I-apula. Ubani ophumelele amacala? Ingxenye Apple, ingxenye Epic Games. Okubaluleke kakhulu ku-Apple, iJaji uYvonne Gonzalez Rogers akasitholanga isikhundla sakhe sokuba yedwa. Uphinde akavumelani nokuthi i-Apple kufanele ngandlela thize isebenzise ezinye izitolo zezinhlelo zokusebenza endaweni yayo. Ngakho kusho ukuthi sisazovakashela i-App Store ukuze uthole okuqukethwe. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuhle noma cha, kufanele uphendule ngokwakho. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Epic nayo iphumelele, futhi ngephuzu elibaluleke kakhulu. Lena lapho i-Apple ingavumeli onjiniyela bezinkampani zangaphandle ukuthi baxhume ezinkokhelweni ngaphandle kohlelo lokusebenza.
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Ophawu lwemvume
I-Apple isanda kwenza isivumelwano esibaluleke kakhulu ekuvumeleni abathuthukisi ukuthi bathumele i-imeyili kumakhasimende abo mayelana nokwenzeka kokukhokhela okuqukethwe kwedijithali ngaphandle kwe-App Store. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kwakuyimvume encane futhi engasho lutho, umthethonqubo omusha owehlula ngokusobala. Iqiniso lokuthi onjiniyela bazokwazi ukwazisa mayelana nezinkokhelo ezengeziwe ngokuqondile kuhlelo lokusebenza, bese beqondisa kabusha abasebenzisi kuwebhusayithi yabo, ngokwesibonelo, ngokuqinisekile libazuzisa kakhulu. Kufanele nje ube newindi le-pop-up futhi akudingekile ukuthi ucele i-imeyili, lapho nakuleso sicelo kungashiwo lutho mayelana nezinkokhelo.
Igalari yezithombe
Ngemuva kokuthi i-Epic Games 'Fortnite ilethe isitolo sayo (ngaleyo ndlela yephula imigomo ye-Apple), u-Apple wayisusa ku-App Store. Inkantolo ayizange iyalele ukuthi abuyele esitolo, ngisho namayelana nokubuyiselwa kwama-akhawunti kanjiniyela we-Epic Games. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi izinkokhelo zenziwe ngokuqondile ngohlelo lokusebenza hhayi kuwebhusayithi. Ngakho-ke, ngeke kwenzeke ukukhokhela onjiniyela ngokuqondile ngohlelo lokusebenza, futhi kuzodingeka baqondise abasebenzisi babo kuwebhusayithi. Ngakho-ke uma noma iyiphi inkokhelo isasenziwa ohlelweni lokusebenza, umthuthukisi kuzodingeka anikeze iphesenti elifanele ku-Apple (30 noma 15%).
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Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Epic Games kuzodingeka ikhokhele i-Apple u-30% wemali engenayo evela esitolo se-Epic Direct Payment esiyingxabano i-Fortnite ku-iOS asizuzile kusukela ngo-Agasti 2020, ngenkathi yethulwa ohlelweni lokusebenza. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lokhu akulona inani elincane, ngoba ukuthengiswa kubalwa kumadola angu-12. Ngakho-ke inkantolo yabona ngo-167% ukuthi isitolo sangaphakathi nohlelo "esishushumbisiwe" sasiphambene nemithetho futhi isitudiyo kufanele sijeziselwe lokho.
Igalari yezithombe
Umthetho obonakalayo
Lokhu kuwukuwina okucacile kwe-Apple, njengoba ibhekane nemikhawulo eminingi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, akalithandi iphuzu elilodwa lapho i-Epic iwine khona. Nakuba lokhu kungase kubonakale njengemininingwane emincane, ngokuqinisekile kuzobiza i-Apple imali eningi elahlekile yokuqukethwe kwedijithali ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Kepha zonke izinsuku azikapheli, ngoba vele isitudiyo se-Epic Games sikhangile. Uma ingakwenzanga lokho, lo mthethonqubo kufanele uqale ukusebenza zingakapheli izinsuku ezingama-90 ngemuva kwesinqumo esishiwo.
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Uma ubheka ukuthi kuthathe unyaka ukuthi inkantolo ifinyelele kuleli qophelo, kuyacaca ukuthi kuzothatha isikhathi. Ngakho-ke, i-Apple ayidingi ngisho nokusebenzisa inketho yokwazisa abasebenzisi mayelana nenketho yokukhokha enye futhi izonamathela kulokho ezimemezele yona ngokwayo. Kodwa kuqinisekile ukuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kuzomele ahlehle noma yikanjani, ngoba cishe ngeke esakwazi ukumelana nengcindezi, ikakhulukazi evela ezifundazweni ezahlukene ezigxile enkingeni efanayo. Ekugcineni, bekungaba ngcono ukube angalindi ukuze abone ukuthi isikhalazo nge-Epic Games sizophuma kanjani futhi azithathele lesi sinyathelo ngokwakhe. Ngokuqinisekile kwakuyokwenza isikhundla sakhe sibe lula kakhulu.
