Ondrej Holzman Cishe sekuyiminyaka emihlanu kusukela i-Apple yamangalela i-Samsung okokuqala ngokwephula ilungelo lobunikazi. Kumanje nje, kule mpi esinesikhathi eside egcwele amacala nezikhalazo, esefune ukunqoba okubaluleke kakhulu. Inkampani yaseNingizimu Korea ikuqinisekisile ukuthi izokhokha i-Apple 548 million dollars (13,6 billion imiqhele) njengesinxephezelo.
U-Apple ekuqaleni wamangalela i-Samsung entwasahlobo ka-2011 futhi nakuba ngemva konyaka inkantolo wanquma ngokuvumelana naye ngeqiniso lokuthi abantu baseNingizimu Korea kuzodingeka bakhokhe ngaphezulu kwesigidigidi samadola ngokwephula amalungelo obunikazi amaningana e-Apple, icala ladonsa iminyaka engaphezulu.
Izikhalazo eziningi ezivela kuzo zombili izinhlangothi ziguqule inani eliwumphumela izikhathi ezimbalwa. Ekupheleni konyaka yayingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-900, kodwa kulo nyaka ekugcineni i-Samsung ikwazile ukwehlisa inhlawulo ibe ingxenye yebhiliyoni yamadola. Yile mali - $548 million - i-Samsung manje ezoyikhokhela i-Apple.
Kodwa-ke, umdondoshiya wase-Asia ugcina umnyango ongemuva uvuliwe futhi ushilo ukuthi uma kukhona izinguquko ezengeziwe ecaleni esikhathini esizayo (ngokwesibonelo eNkantolo Yokudlulisa Amacala), kunqunywa ukubuyisela imali.
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