Adam Kos I-Apple ifuna ukunikeza umbono wokuthi isikhulume ngempela nenye yezinkinga ezibalulekile zokungathembeki - amandla okukhokhela okuqukethwe kwedijithali ngaphandle kwe-App Store. Kodwa-ke, empeleni akunjalo, ngoba inkampani empeleni yenza isivumelwano esincane kunazo zonke engayenza. Ngakho imbuzi yahlala iphelele futhi impisi ayizange idle okuningi.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Icala likaCameron et al vs. I-Apple Inc.
Ingemuva lilula. Okunye okukhathaza kakhulu onjiniyela abahambisa okuqukethwe ku-App Store ukuthi i-Apple ifuna ingxenye yemali yabo engenayo kukho kokubili ukuthengiswa kohlelo lokusebenza nokuthenga ngaphakathi nohlelo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, wenza konke okusemandleni akhe ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi ayinakugwenywa, okuyinto engakaze yenzeke ngempela kuze kube manje, ngaphandle kwezimbalwa ezimbalwa. Okuhlukile kuvame ukuba yizinsizakalo zokusakaza (Spotify, Netflix), lapho uthenga okubhaliselwe kuwebhusayithi yabo futhi uvele ungene kuhlelo lokusebenza. Mayelana nokungathembeki, i-Apple inenqubomgomo engabavumeli abathuthukisi ukuthi baqondise abasebenzisi bohlelo lokusebenza kwezinye izinkundla zokukhokha, ngokuvamile isitolo sayo. Lokhu-ke, yilokho icala le-Epic Games elimayelana nalo. Kodwa-ke, i-Apple manje izoshintsha le nqubomgomo ngeqiniso lokuthi unjiniyela usengakwazi ukwazisa abasebenzisi bayo ukuthi kukhona enye inketho. Nokho, kunenkinga eyodwa enkulu.
Igalari yezithombe
Ithuba eliphuthelwe
Umthuthukisi angazisa kuphela umsebenzisi wakhe mayelana nenye inkokhelo yokuqukethwe nge-imeyili. Kusho ukuthini? Ukuthi uma ufaka uhlelo lokusebenza ongangenili ngemvume nge-imeyili yakho, unjiniyela cishe uzoba nesikhathi esinzima ukuxhumana nawe. Onjiniyela namanje abakwazi ukuhlinzeka ngesixhumanisi esiqondile senkundla yokukhokha ehlukile esicelweni, futhi ngeke bakwazi ukukwazisa ngobukhona baso. Ingabe lokho kuzwakala kunengqondo kuwe? Yebo, uhlelo lokusebenza lungakucela ikheli lakho le-imeyili, kodwa alikwazi ukwenza kanjalo ngomlayezo "Sinikeze i-imeyili yokukutshela mayelana nezinketho zokubhalisa". Uma umsebenzisi ehlinzeka nge-imeyili yakhe, unjiniyela angamthumela umlayezo onesixhumanisi sezinketho zokukhokha, kodwa yilokho kuphela. Ngakho-ke i-Apple isixazulule lelo cala elithile, kodwa isenayo inqubomgomo ezizuzisa yona kuphela, futhi lokho akwenzi lutho ukudambisa izinkathazo zokungathembeki.
Igalari yezithombe
Isibonelo, uSenator Amy Klobuchar kanye noSihlalo weSenate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee uthe: "Le mpendulo entsha evela ku-Apple iyisinyathelo esihle sokuqala sokubhekana nokunye okukhathazayo kokuncintisana, kodwa kusekuningi okudingeka kwenziwe ukuze kuqinisekiswe imakethe yezinhlelo zokusebenza zeselula evulekile, enokuncintisana, okuhlanganisa nomthetho onengqondo obeka imithetho yezitolo zezinhlelo zokusebenza eziphezulu." USenator Richard Blumenthal, naye, uthe lesi isinyathelo esibalulekile esiya phambili, kodwa asizixazululi zonke izinkinga.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Isikhwama sokuthuthukisa
Sekushiwo lokho, uphinde wasungula i-Apple isikhwama sokuthuthukisa, okumele iqukathe i-100 million dollars. Lesi sikhwama kufanele sisetshenziselwe ukulungisana nabathuthukisi abamangalele i-Apple ngo-2019. Into ehlekisayo ukuthi nalapha abathuthukisi bazolahlekelwa ngama-30% yenani eliphelele. Hhayi ngoba i-Apple izoyithatha, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-30 azoya ezindlekweni ze-Apple ezihlobene necala, okungukuthi, enkampanini yezomthetho yaseHagens Berman. Ngakho-ke lapho ufunda lonke ulwazi mayelana nokuthi hlobo luni lwezivumelwano ezenziwa yi-Apple ngempela nokuthi kusho ukuthini ekugcineni, uvele ube nomuzwa wokuthi umdlalo awulungile ngokuphelele lapha futhi mhlawumbe awusoze waba njalo. Imali imane iyinkinga yaphakade - ngabe unayo noma awunayo.
Igalari yezithombe
Ikulungisa kancane, kodwa masikhulume iqiniso, onjiniyela bangahlala bekwenza lokhu. Abakwazanga ukwazisa abantu ngohlelo lokusebenza, kodwa lapho befaka ulwazi ku-net, abantu balutholile. Ngiyazi ngezinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi lapho okubhaliselwe noma ilayisense kungamane kuthengwe ngaphandle bese uvele ufake uhlelo lokusebenza, ungene kulo nge-akhawunti edaliwe bese kwenziwa. Lokhu kumayelana neqiniso lokuthi i-Apple "yayivumela" ngokusemthethweni futhi ngendlela yokuthi cishe akunakwenzeka ukuyenza futhi :D
Ngingumlandeli omkhulu wakwa-Apple, angicabangi ngempela ukuthi kukhona umuntu okufanele aphoqelele i-Apple, futhi ngokuqinisekile hhayi ngomthetho noma ngomthetho, ukuba ibe indawo yokuhlala kakhudlwana. Isidingo kanye nemakethe kufanele zibaphoqe ukuthi benze kanjalo, futhi uma kungenzeki, cishe akukubi njengoba wonke umuntu ebezama ukusitshela eminyakeni yamuva nje. Kepha uma i-Apple ifuna ukwenza izivumelwano ezithile, okungenani izenze ngendlela efanele. Lokhu bese kwenza kubonakale sengathi benza okuncane ukuze kungabikho muntu obamangalelayo, futhi nami angivumelani nalokho.
Ngokwami, angicabangi ukuthi ukuba khona kwelinye isango lokukhokha njengalokhu kufanele kuvunyelwe esicelweni, kodwa uma bekukhona isixhumanisi kuso, khona-ke umuntu uzozinqumela yena ukuthi ufuna kanjani. Ngizonamathela kuleli apula ngoba asikho isidingo sokuthi ngibeke ikhadi lami yonke indawo. Nomaphi lapho kungenzeka khona ukusebenzisa Pay, ngiyakwenza.