U-2017 uzoba unyaka lapho iQualcomm ifuna ukukhohlwa ngomlando wayo wakamuva kakhulu. Kuwo wonke u-2017, iQualcomm ibhekane nezinkinga eziningi, hhayi ngamakhasimende ayo amakhulu kunawo wonke, njenge-Apple, kepha naseYurophu, eSouth Korea naseChina, laphoe ubhekene nokujeziswa ngenxa yezinqubomgomo zayo zokubusa nokuzilawula.
Ekugcineni, futhi ukuqala, i-European Union ibe ngeyokuqala ukukhokhisa ngokusemthethweni iprosesa ne-chip giant ezinze eSan Diego, ngenani elicishe lifike ezigidini ezingama-euro ayizigidi ezingama-1.000, ukuthi libe yi-997 million euros ngqo.
Naphezu kwesibalo esiphezulu, inkampani isengathola ingoma emazinyweni, njengoba ekuqaleni ibibhekene nesijeziso esiphindwe kabili eyasithola ekugcineni. Le nhlawulo ibekwe yi-European Union ukuzama uku frenege izivumelwano ezazifinyelele ne-Apple ikakhulukazi, ukuze basebenzise kuphela ama-chips abo omsakazo kumatheminali abo, into ephikisana nemithetho yamalungelo okuvikela hhayi i-European Union kuphela, kepha neChina neSouth Korea, lapho nabo babhekene nezinkinga ezifanayo
I-Qualcomm ayigcinanga ngokunciphisa intengo yama-chips ayo ukuba, de facto, inketho eshibhe kunayo yonke, kepha ibisolwa nangayo ukhokhele izinkampani imali ukuze uzenzele ama-chip uqobo kuyadingeka kumadivayisi akho. Inhlawulo etholwe yinkampani ezinze eSan Diego imele u-5% wemali engenayo yomhlaba inkampani ebinayo kuyo yonke i-2017.
Eminyakeni yamuva, i-European Union isenzile impi yokulwela izinkampani zaseMelika abazulazula ngokukhululeka eYurophu behlomula ezimeni zezimali zamanye amazwe, njenge-Apple, abasolwa ngemikhuba yokuzimela bodwa, njengoba kwenzeka kuGoogle nakuMicrosoft eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule ...