Amaya Toman Ngo-1995, u-Apple "wagubha" uSuku Luka-Valentine ngendlela engajwayelekile ngempela. Ngalolo suku, yandisa icala eyayilifake ekuqaleni kunjiniyela waseSan Francisco Canyon Company ukuze ifake iMicrosoft ne-Intel. Abamangalelwa kuthiwa bantshontshe ikhodi yomthombo yakwa-Apple, eyabe isisetshenziswa ukuthuthukisa ubuchwepheshe be-Video for Windows framework. Njengengxenye yecala, i-Apple yasabisa iMicrosoft ngezijeziso zezezimali ngokulandelana kwezigidigidi zamaRandi, lapho owayengumqondisi weMicrosoft, uBill Gates, ephendula ngokusabisa ngokuqeda ukutholakala kwephakheji leHhovisi le-Mac.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Ngenkathi i-Apple inika amandla ukudlalwa kwevidiyo kumakhompyutha wayo ngo-1990, yadlula izimbangi zayo eziningi. NgoNovemba 1992, ngenxa yesivumelwano sika-Apple neCanyon Company, ubuchwepheshe be-QuickTime nabo bafika kumakhompyutha anesistimu yokusebenza ye-Windows. NgoJulayi walowo nyaka, i-Intel yaqasha iCanyon ukusiza ukuthuthukisa ividiyo yayo yobuchwepheshe beWindows.
Kwavela ubunzima lapho i-Apple ithi isoftware ewumphumela iqukethe imigqa eyizinkulungwane ezimbalwa yekhodi edalwe ngenkathi iCanyon isengaphansi kwenkontileka nenkampani yeCupertino. U-Apple wanquma ukufaka icala enkantolo ngokumelene nomthuthukisi, lapho afaka khona i-Intel ne-Microsoft ngoFebhuwari 1995. Kungakabiphi, ijaji lombuso layala iMicrosoft ukuthi iyeke ukusabalalisa inguqulo yamanje ye-Video ye-Windows. Lokhu kulandelwe ukukhishwa kwenguqulo entsha enenothi lokuthi ayifaki ikhodi yokushayela enikezwe ilayisense yi-Intel Corporation.
I-Apple yethule ukuhlasela kwayo ngesikhathi lapho iMicrosoft yayiphezulu ngeWindows 95. Inkampani yakwaCupertino yasola iMicrosoft ngokuzama ukuyicekela phansi ngokubamba izinguqulo ze-beta zesistimu yayo entsha yokusebenza. Ngaleso sikhathi, iMicrosoft yanikeza isoftware yayo kubathuthukisi besoftware abazimele ababalelwa ku-40, kodwa i-Apple yenqaba ukuyihlinzeka kwaze kwaba yilapho iwasula wonke amacala ayo. Phakathi kwezinye izimfuno zakhe kwaba ukwesulwa kwe-OpenDoc - uhlaka okwakufanele u-Apple ancintisane ngalo nobuchwepheshe beMicrosoft. Umkhulumeli weMicrosoft ngaleso sikhathi uthe inkampani yayingenaso isibopho sokunikeza izinguqulo ze-beta zesoftware yayo ku-Apple.
Yonke le ngxabano yathatha izintambo ngo-Agasti 1997, lapho i-Apple yamukela izimfuno zeMicrosoft futhi yahoxisa wonke amacala - okuhlanganisa nalelo elihlobene nekhodi yomthombo we-QuickTim. Uphinde wavuma ukwenza i-Internet Explorer isiphequluli esizenzakalelayo sama-Mac (ngaphambi kokuthi ithathelwe indawo yiSafari). I-Microsoft yona, ithenge isitokwe se-Apple esingavoti esingabiza izigidi ezingu-150 futhi yaqhubeka nokweseka uhlangothi lwesofthiwe ye-Mac.
