Ondrej Holzman Evikini eledlule Ijaji uLucy Koh ukhiphe isinqumo sokugcina kuze kube manje embangweni phakathi kwe-Apple ne-Samsung. Phakathi kokunye, isinqumo sangonyaka odlule sokuthi abakwaSamsung kumele bakhokhe imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-900 zamadola ngokukopisha naso saqinisekiswa. Kodwa-ke, impi eyaqala ngo-2012 isekude ukuphela - zombili izinhlangothi zasidlulisela phambili isikhalo futhi ukungqubuzana kwezomthetho kulindeleke ukuthi kuqhubeke isikhathi eside...
AbakwaSamsung babe ngowokuqala ukukhalaza, ngemuva kwamahora angama-20 kuphela ngemuva kokuqinisekiswa kwesinqumo, okungukuthi, ngesonto eledlule. Abameli benkampani yaseNingizimu Korea, ngokusabela okusheshayo, babonisa ngokucacile ukuthi, ngokombono wabo, isinqumo samanje sika-Koh asilungile futhi bafuna ukudonsa lonke icala ukuze baqhubeke nokubala kabusha kwesinxephezelo.
Lesi sinqumo ebesivele senziwe ngo-Agasti 2012, singadluliswa kuphela manje njengoba icala liphinde lavulwa ngoNovemba nyakenye ngenxa yamaphutha ezibalo zesinxephezelo. Ekugcineni inkantolo ihlawulise abakwaSamsung isamba sika-$929 million.
Ekugcineni, u-Kohova akazange avume ukuvinjelwa kwe-Apple emikhiqizweni ekhethiwe ye-Samsung, kodwa abantu baseNingizimu Korea abakaneliseki ngalesi sinqumo. Ngenkathi i-Apple iphumelele ngezimpikiswano zayo eziningi, i-Samsung yehlulekile nhlobo ngezimangalo zayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengoba amanye amalungu ejaji avuma kamuva, ngemva kwesikhashana akhathala kakhulu ekunqumeni icala kangangokuthi ancamela ukuthatha isinqumo esivuna i-Apple kunokubhekana nayo yonke ingxabano.
Esikhangisweni sayo, abakwaSamsung ngokusobala bazofuna ukuthembela kulungelo lobunikazi le-'915 pinch-to-zoom, ilungelo lobunikazi elibaluleke kakhulu lesoftware ye-Apple yokuthinta okuningi kuleli cala. Uma inkantolo yesifunda ibingavumelana nombono wamanje we-USPTO wodaba futhi inqume ukuthi leli lungelo lobunikazi bekungafanele linikezwe i-Apple, ukuvulwa kabusha kwecala bekuzodingeka ngempela kwenzeke. Lokhu kuzoba yicala lesithathu, elibandakanya imikhiqizo engaphezu kuka-20, futhi uma ilungelo lobunikazi lika-'915 lalingasebenzi ngempela, ayikho indlela yokulinganisa ukuthi inani lesinxephezelo lingashintsha kanjani. Kodwa inkantolo kuzomele ibale kabusha yonke into futhi.
Kodwa-ke, ngisho ne-Apple ayizange ibambezele isikhalazo sayo isikhathi eside kakhulu. Ngisho naye akazithandi izici ezithile zesinqumo sakamuva. Kungenzeka ukuthi bazophinde bazame ukuvimba ukuthengiswa kweminye imikhiqizo yakwaSamsung ukuze babeke isibonelo esifiselekayo samacala alandelayo. Elinye lawo lizovela ekupheleni kukaMashi, lapho sekuzoqala khona icala lesibili elikhulu enkantolo phakathi kwalezi zinkampani ezimbili.
