Isikhalazo ecaleni langonyaka odlule phakathi kwe-Apple ne-Epic Games sihlelelwe u-Okthoba 21, kusho iFOSS Patents. Zombili lezi zinkampani zisidlulisile isinqumo futhi zivunyelwe ukuvuma amacala azo ngalolo suku.
Isikhalazo siseNkantolo Yokudlulisa Amacala yaseSan Francisco, kusho iFOSS Patents. Ukulalelwa kwecala kuzokwenziwa phakathi kuka-11:30 am no-12:30 pm ngesikhathi sendawo. Lokho kuphakathi kuka-19:30 no-20:30 e-Benelux. Zombili izinkampani zizonikwa imizuzu engamashumi amabili ngesikhathi sokudlulisa icala ukuze zenze kucace ukuphikisa kwazo. Lokhu kuyadingeka, ngoba zombili izinkampani zafaka isikhalazo. I-Apple yaphoqeleka ukuthi ivumele izixhumanisi kwezinye izinhlelo zokukhokha ku-App Store, ngakho inkampani yafaka isikhalazo. I-Epic ilahlekelwe yicala kakhulu ngakho-ke ifuna ukuliphinda futhi icala layo.
Icala phakathi kwe-Apple ne-Epic laqala ngonyaka odlule futhi lalingelinye lamacala aphikisana kakhulu emlandweni wezobuchwepheshe. U-Epic uthe i-Apple inegunya lokusatshalaliswa kohlelo lokusebenza ku-iOS futhi ifuna ijaji livumele ezinye izindlela zokukhokha nezitolo zezinhlelo zokusebenza kuleyo nkundla. I-Apple izivikele ngokuveza ukuthi kunezitolo eziningi zokulanda futhi abathuthukisi bangahlala bekhetha ukungashicileli izinhlelo zokusebenza ku-iOS.
Ijaji lihambe kakhulu ne-Apple ngonyaka odlule. Ijaji linqume ukuthi imakethe yemidlalo ephathwayo iyimakethe efanelekile nokuthi i-Apple ilawula amaphesenti angama-55 ale makethe, okuhlanganisa 'nezilinganiso zenzuzo ephezulu kakhulu'. Lokhu kungase kube izakhi zokuphetha ngokuthi kube nokuphulwa kwemithetho yokuncintisana, kodwa ngokusho kwejaji lokho akwanele. Uveze ukuthi i-Apple ngeke yahlulelwa ngalokhu, ngoba isabelo semakethe ye-Apple ayikadluli amaphesenti angama-55, amanye amaqembu nawo aqala ukungena emakethe yemidlalo yamaselula futhi ngenxa yokuthi Imidlalo ye-Epic ayizange inake ngokwanele lesi sihloko.