Inkampani ezinze eCupertino ayinaso isikhathi esimnandi. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, emizuzwini embalwa ngaphambi kokwenza isimemezelo esiguqule izibikezelo zenkampani ngekota yokugcina ka-2018, yahoxisa amasheya emakethe ukuze awavikele ekuhluphekeni okufike lapho sekubuyele emakethe.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, impi neQualcomm ikwethula ngezinkinga eziningi kunawe ekuqaleni, selokhu kwavinjelwa ukuthi ijaji laseChina lithengise imikhiqizo yalo ezweni, isinqumo esidlulisiwe futhi okwamanje simisiwe, eJalimane, i-Apple ayikwazanga ukudlulisa isinqumo sokubambezela isinqumo sejaji laseJalimane, yize kulokhu kuphela kuthinta i-iPhone 7, i-iPhone 7 Plus, i-iPhone 8, ne-iPhone 8 Plus.
Okwamahora ambalwa, I-Apple iyeke ngokusemthethweni ukuthengisa zombili i-iPhone 7 ne-iPhone 8. Uma sibheka iwebhusayithi ye-Apple eJalimane, sibona ukuthi phezulu kwewebhu lapho kukhonjiswa khona imikhiqizo eyinhloko ye-Apple, isuka ku-iPhone Xr iye ku-iOS 12 ngenkathi ikuwo wonke umhlaba lapho ikhona khona, thola i-iPhone Xr, i-iPhone 8, i-iPhone 7 ne-iOS 12.
I-Apple iyekile ukuthengisa lezi zinhlobo ezitolo ezisemthethweni eziyi-15 ukuthi kusatshalaliswe ezweni lonke, yize zombili i-iPhone 7, i-iPhone 7 Plus, i-iPhone 8 kanye ne-iPhone 8 Plus zingatholakala kubathengisi abathengisa imikhiqizo esemthethweni yenkampani ezweni nokuthi okwamanje kubonakala sengathi abayona ethintwe yisinqumo sejaji.
Ukuze wenze lo mkhawulo, UQualcomm kudingeke ukuthi afake imali ngaphambi kwejaji i-1.340 billion dollars, isamba esiphakamisa ukuthi isihloko samalungelo obunikazi sibaluleke kangakanani enkampanini yaseMelika. Le mali izosebenzela ukunxephezela i-Apple uma kungukuthi ekugcineni ngubani olungile hhayi iQualcomm.