Uma izinto e-European Union ziba zimbi kakhulu ukuze i-Apple iqhubeke nokunikeza imikhiqizo namasevisi ayo ngokukhululeka, manje sekuyiSpain evela kuKhomishini Kazwelonke Yezimakethe Nokuncintisana (noma i-CNMC kusukela manje kuqhubeke) esivule uphenyo nge-App Store ngokuziphatha okungaba khona okungahambisani nokuncintisana endaweni yesikhulumi se-Apple.
I-CNMC iqale uphenyo lwayo ngesonto eledlule, ikhala ngokuthi i-Apple ingase isebenzise kabi isikhundla sayo sokubeka izimo zezentengiselwano ezingalungile kubathuthukisi bohlelo lokusebenza. Lokhu kungase kwephule uMthetho Wokuvikela Ukuncintisana Wase-Spain, kanye ne-athikili 102 yeSivumelwano Sokusebenza Kwe-European Union. I-Apple ijwayele ukukhokhisa ikhomishini engu-30% kubo bonke abathuthukisi be-App Store abenza imali engaphezu kwesigidi esingu- $15 ngonyaka, kanye nekhomishini ephansi engu-XNUMX% konjiniyela abancane. Okuthile abathuthukisi abaningi abakhale ngakho, baphakamise amazwi abo (bona i-Epic ne-Fortnite) futhi okuholele kumthethonqubo we-European Union ukuze i-Apple ivumele ukufakwa kwezinhlelo zokusebenza ezitolo noma kumawebhusayithi ezinkampani zangaphandle (yize singekho isizathu esiyinhloko. ).
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngoJanuwari walo nyaka, I-Apple imemezele ezinye izimo ezihlukile zabathuthukisi be-EU, okubavumela ukuthi bakhethe ikhomishini ephansi ka-10-17% (kanye no-3% uma benquma ukusebenzisa i-App Store yokukhokha). Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma unjiniyela ekhetha lezi zimo ezihlukile, inkokhelo eyisisekelo yobuchwepheshe engama-euro angu-0,50 ngomsebenzisi ngamunye ikhokhiswa izicelo ezinokufakwa konyaka okungaphezu kwesigidi.
I-Apple iziphikile izinsolo zezimo zokuhweba ezingalungile esitatimendeni kwaReuters. Umkhulumeli we-Apple uthe "abathuthukisi baseSpain babo bonke osayizi baqhudelana ngokulinganayo ku-App Store," nokuthi inkampani "izoqhubeka nokusebenzisana neSpanish Competition Authority ukuze iqonde futhi iphendule ukukhathazeka kwabo." Kodwa-ke, ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, i-European Union yahlawulisa i-Apple $ 2.000 billion, futhi Uma kutholakala ukuthi i-Apple yephule uMthetho Wokuncintisana waseSpain, ingase ibhekane nenhlawulo efinyelela ku-10% wenzuzo yayo kusukela ngonyaka owandulela inhlawulo.
Sizobona ukuthi lolu phenyo luqhubeka kanjani kusukela lapho i-CNMC inezinyanga ezingafika kwezingama-24 ukuthi iphenye ku-Apple futhi ufinyelele isinqumo sokugcina. Yeka i-panorama lena yalabo abavela eCupertino e-Europe. Kubi.