Inkampani esekwe kwiCupertino ayihambi ngamaxesha amnandi. Kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo, imizuzu ngaphambi kokwenza isibhengezo esiguqule uqikelelo lwenkampani kwikota yokugqibela ye-2018, yarhoxisa izabelo kwiimarike ukuze zibathintele ekubandezelekeni yintlekele eyafika xa ibuyela kwimarike.
Ukongeza, idabi eligcinayo kunye neQualcomm ikunika iingxaki ezininzi kunokuba ubuzithathele ingqalelo ekuqaleni, ekubeni ukuvalwa kwejaji yaseTshayina ekuthengiseni iimveliso zayo kweli lizwe, isigqibo esiye sabhena kwaye okwangoku sinqunyanyisiwe, eJamani, i-Apple ayizange ikwazi ukubhena ukulibazisa isigqibo sejaji yaseJamani, nangona kwesi sihlandlo sichaphazela kuphela I-iPhone 7, i-iPhone 7 Plus, i-iPhone 8 kunye ne-iPhone 8 Plus.
Kweeyure ezimbalwa, I-Apple iyekile ukuthengisa zombini i-iPhone 7 kunye ne-iPhone 8. Ukuba sijonga iwebhusayithi ye-Apple eJamani, sibona indlela ephezulu yewebhusayithi apho iimveliso eziphambili ze-Apple ziboniswa, isuka kwi-iPhone Xr iye kwi-iOS 12 ngelixa kwihlabathi liphela apho inobukho, kukho. i-iPhone Xr, i-iPhone 8, i-iPhone 7 kunye ne-iOS 12.
I-Apple iyekile ukuthengisa le mizekelo kwiivenkile ezisemthethweni ze-15 ezisasazwa kulo lonke ilizwe, nangona zombini i-iPhone 7, i-iPhone 7 Plus, i-iPhone 8 kunye ne-iPhone 8 Plus inokufumaneka kubathengisi abathengisa iimveliso ezisemthethweni zenkampani kweli lizwe kwaye okwangoku zibonakala zingachatshazelwa isigqibo sejaji.
Ukuze kuphunyezwe esi salelo, I-Qualcomm kuye kwafuneka ifake i-1.340 yeebhiliyoni zeedola phambi kwejaji, isixa esicebisa ukuba ubaluleke kangakanani umba wamalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza kwinkampani yaseMelika. Le mali iya kuhlawula i-Apple ukuba ekugqibeleni ilungile kwaye ingeyiyo iQualcomm.