Ondrej Holzman Ezinyangeni ezine ezedlule i-Apple wavuma, ukuze akhokhele amakhasimende amadola ayizigidi ezingu-400 ecaleni lokukhwabanisa amanani e-e-book, futhi manje iJaji uDenise Cote ligcine lisigunyazile isivumelwano. Kodwa-ke, isimo sisengashintshwa yinkantolo yokudlulisa amacala - ngokwesinqumo sayo, iyona ezonquma ukuthi ngabe i-Apple kuzomele iyikhokhe yonke le mali.
Icala eliyinkimbinkimbi laqala ngo-2011 ngokumangalela kwekilasi ngamakhasimende, ahlanganiswe abameli abakhulu bezifundazwe ezingama-33 kanye nohulumeni wase-US, bethi u-Apple wakhohlisela amanani e-e-book lapho ebambisene nabashicileli abakhulu. Umphumela bekufanele ube ama-e-book abiza kakhulu. Yize i-Apple ibilokhu imile kwelokuthi akenzanga icala eliphambene nomthetho, yalahlekelwa yicala ngo-2013.
NgoJulayi walo nyaka, i-Apple yavuma isivumelwano esingaphandle kwenkantolo, lapho izokhokha izigidi ezingu-400 zamaRandi kumakhasimende alimele futhi enye izigidi ezingu-50 zizoya ezindlekweni zenkantolo. NgoLwesihlanu, iJaji uDenise Cote lisisusile isivumelwano ngemuva kwezinyanga ezine, lathi bekuyisivumelwano “esinobulungiswa futhi esinengqondo”. U-Apple wavuma isivumelwano esinjalo ngaphambi kwenkantolo - abamangali - kwadingeka banqume inani lesinxephezelo babuza ngenkani kuze kufike ku-840 million dollars.
IJaji uCote lithe ngesikhathi kuqulwa icala langoLwesihlanu ukuthi lesi bekuyisivumelwano "esingavamile kakhulu" futhi "esiyindida ngendlela engavamile". Kodwa-ke, i-Apple ayikadeli ngokuyivala, ibheje wonke amakhadi ayo ngalokhu kunyakaza. inkantolo yokudlulisa amacala, ezohlangana ngo-December 15, futhi isinqumo sayo sizoncika ekutheni inkampani yaseCalifornia igcina isikhokha malini ngokukhohlisa izintengo zama-e-book.
Uma inkantolo yokudlulisa amacala ichitha isigwebo sika-Cote futhi ibuyisela icala lakhe, u-Apple uzokhokha u-$50 wezigidi kuphela kumakhasimende alimele kanye no-$20 wezigidi kubameli. Lapho inkantolo yokudlulisa amacala ivuna i-Apple, yonke imali izosulwa. Kodwa-ke, uma inkantolo yokudlulisa amacala isisekela isinqumo sika-Cote, i-Apple kuyodingeka ukuthi ikhokhe u-$450 million okuvunyelwene ngawo.
