Muva nje, umkhiqizi waseCupertino ubelokhu ethola izindaba ezimbi. Okokuqala, maphakathi noNovemba sikutholile lokho AbakwaSamsung bebeyidlulile i-Apple eMelika, indawo eyayiwubudlabha ngaphambili ye-Bitten Apple Company. Futhi manje, I-Apple kuzofanele ikhokhe inhlawulo enkulu e-Italy.
Isizathu? Ngokusho kwenkantolo yase-Italy, umkhiqizi waseMelika uqambe amanga ngokukhuthaza ukumelana kwamanzi kohlu lwazo lwezingcingo, ikakhulukazi ezikhangisweni, ngenkathi ngewaranti bengayifaki le nkinga.
I-Apple ihlawulise ama-euro ayizigidi eziyi-10
Ukumelana kwamanzi bekulokhu kuyisihloko esinempikiswano enkulu. Kakade, lapho i-Sony iqala khangisa ukumelana namanzi kumafoni ayo okuqala, ibinenkinga enkulu kulokhu. Futhi into ukuthi, ukukhuthazwa kokucwiliswa akuzange kuhambe kahle nakancane. Kakhulu ngoba abasebenzisi abaningi bakhohliwe ukubeka ipulaki yokuphepha kokufakwayo komsindo kanye ne-microUSB, futhi ifoni yaba yiphepha elisindayo elibizayo.
AbakwaSony bafunde isifundo futhi bazigodla kakhulu kwezokukhangisa, kepha i-Apple ayikaze iyeke ukukhombisa uhla lwayo lwezingcingo ezingangeni manzi. Futhi-ke, uhulumeni wase-Italy usekhathele yilokhu kukhangisa okukhohlisayo. Ikakhulu ngoba, uma kungenxa yanoma yisiphi isizathu ifoni ilimala ngamanzi, i-Apple ayikufihli kuwaranti yayo.
Inhlawulo, okuyi lilingana no-10 million euro, kungenxa yokubheka ukuthi ukukhangiswa kwamafoni okwethulwe phakathi kuka-2017 no-2019 bekukhohlisa. Yebo, izikhangiso ze-iPhone 8 ne-8 Plus, i-iPhone XR, i-iPhone XS ne-XS Max, i-iPhone 11, i-iPhone 11 Pro ne-11 Pro Max, zikhuthaze ukumelana namanzi, kepha i-AGCM (Isiphathimandla Sokuvikela Umncintiswano kanye nemakethe yase-Italy) ubheka ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwale mikhiqizo empilweni yangempela akuhlangene nokuhlolwa kwelabhorethri.
Embikweni oshicilelwe, basho lokho »Ukukhangisa akukwenzi kucace ukuthi le ndawo ingatholwa kuphela ngaphansi kwezimo ezithile, ngokwesibonelo, ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwelabhorethri elawulwayo kusetshenziswa amanzi amile nahlanzekile, hhayi ngaphansi kwezimo ezijwayelekile zokusetshenziswa kwamadivayisi ngabathengi.«, Ikhombisa i-AGCM. Ukuze U-Apple kufanele akhokhe ama-euro ayizigidi eziyi-10 ngaleli hlaya.