Cishe zonke izinkontileka phakathi kwe-GT Advanced Technologies ne-Apple zihlukaniswa njengeziyimfihlo, kodwa ukuqulwa kwecala lokuqothuka kungadalula ulwazi oluningi oluyimfihlo emphakathini. Mayelana nabakweletwayo kanye nabanikazi bamasheya, inkantolo ibuza umkhiqizi wesafire, okuthe ngenxa yezinkinga zezimali ngesonto eledlule. kumenyezelwe ukuqothuka.
Isizathu se-GT Advanced sokufaka isicelo sokuvikelwa kokuqothuka kweSahluko 11 sihlala sifihlekile emphakathini, njengoba izinkontileka ne-Apple zibhekwa njengeziyimfihlo, kanti i-GT ibhekene nenhlawulo engu-$50 wezigidi nganoma yikuphi ukudalulwa kwemininingwane mayelana nemikhiqizo ezayo, engakamenyezelwa .
Kodwa-ke, izivumelwano, i-GT Advanced ezichaza ngokuthi "ezicindezelayo nezicindezelayo," zigcina abakweletwayo benkampani kanye nabanikazi bamasheya, asebevele bafake icala lekilasi ngokumelene nenkampani "ngokuhlanekezela amanga kanye/noma ukubamba" ulwazi mayelana nesimo sayo sezimali, ulwazi. Ngisho nango-Agasti, ngesikhathi kumenyezelwa imiphumela yezezimali, i-GT Advanced yathi izohlangabezana nemigomo ephakanyiswe yi-Apple futhi ithole isitolimende sokugcina sezigidi ezingu-139.
Nokho, emasontweni ambalwa kamuva, kwavela ukuthi i-GT Advanced yahlangabezana nezidingo ze-Apple akakwazanga, cishe isitolimende sokugcina esivela enanini 578 million amadola angena futhi waphoqeleka ukuthi afake isicelo sokuqothuka futhi afune ukuvikelwa kubakweletwayo. Nokho ngenxa yezinkontileka eziphothuliwe akakwazi ukudalula lutho ngesimo sakhe manje. Kungakho manje esephendukela enkantolo ukuthi isuse imfihlo ukuze kuzuze abaninimasheya nabakweletwayo futhi imininingwane eyengeziwe ingadalulwa. Ngisho nezivumelwano zokungadalulwa kwazona zimakwe ngokuthi "ziyimfihlo."
Ngokombono we-GT, isicelo sokushicilela izinkontileka eziphelele sinengqondo, kodwa singadala izinkinga ezinkulu ku-Apple. Lezi zinkontileka azikwazi ukucacisa kuphela ukucaciswa kwesafire ngemikhiqizo yesikhathi esizayo, kodwa zizofaka nokubalwa kwentengo nezindleko abanye abahlinzeki abangase bazisebenzise ezingxoxweni ne-Apple.
I-GT Advanced ithi izivumelwano zokungavezi lutho ziletha "izinkinga ezinengqondo eziyisisekelo" futhi zinikeze i-Apple "amandla angafanelekile." I-GT manje isikweleta abakweletwayo namabhondi imali engaphezu kuka-$500 million, kodwa esicelweni sayo sokudalula izinkontileka ezikhethiwe ukuthi ngeke izidalule ngaphandle kokuthi ithole umyalelo ocacile wenkantolo ngoba ingase ibhekane nenhlawulo efinyelela kumakhulu ezigidi zamarandi.
Angiqondi ngempela ukuthi bakhalelani manje njengoba besayine inkontileka ne-Apple, nakuba kubonakala ukuthi inemibandela eqinile. Uma ngingafuni ukwenza ibhizinisi, ngeke ngisayine. Uma ngicabanga ukuthi inkontileka ayinalutho futhi ingangidalela izinkinga, ngeke ngisayine inkontileka.
Okuwukuphela kwento efika engqondweni yami ukuthi ngenxa yobukhulu bezibopho zabo kubabolekisi, base beseduze nokuqothuka ngaphambi kokusayina inkontileka ne-Apple futhi babezimisele ukusayina noma yini ukuze bagweme ukuqothuka nokuvikelwa kubabolekisi. Futhi manje ngiyisola ku-Apple.
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