Ezinsukwini zakamuva, i-European Commission ikhale ku-Google ngokwehluleka kwenkampani ukuxwayisa ngokuthenga ngaphakathi nohlelo, kodwa lokho manje sekushintshile. Inkampani yenze isivumelwano ne-European Commission kanye namazwe angamalungu, lapho i-Google ngeke isabhekisela kuzinhlelo zokusebenza ze-freemium njengezinhlelo zokusebenza "Zamahhala". Endaweni yalo mbhalo, kusele isikhala esingenalutho kuphela, neqiniso lokuthi ukuze uthole imininingwane, umsebenzisi kufanele achofoze ngqo kuhlelo lokusebenza, futhi lapho uzofunda ukuthi angawufaka umdlalo, kodwa hhayi mahhala. .
Ngemuva kokuchofoza igama elithi Faka, kuzovela iwindi elijwayelekile elinezimvume, lapho Ukuthenga kuhlelo lokusebenza, noma ukuthenga ngaphakathi nohlelo, kutholakala kwasekuqaleni. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, inkampani ilungise isistimu yayo yokuqinisekisa ukuthenga futhi manje izodinga iphasiwedi kukho konke ukuthenga okuphakathi nohlelo, ngaphandle uma umsebenzisi elungisa lo mkhawulo kuzilungiselelo zefoni. Isinyathelo sesithathu sokuqinisa ukuvikeleka ukuthi i-Google isiqalile ukubuza onjiniyela ukuthi ukuthenga ngaphakathi nohlelo akufakiwe kumageyimu ngendlela ekhuthaza ngokuqondile izingane ukuthi zizithenge. Kwakuyizingane esikhathini esidlule “ezaphuca” abazali bazo amakhulu amaRandi Isitolo se-App iTunes, uMnyango Wezezimali wase-US owamangalela ngakho Apple wamcela ukuthi abuyisele imali kwabalimele. Zonke izinguquko kufanele ziqale ukusebenza ngoSepthemba/Septhemba, futhi ezinye izinguquko sezivele zibonakala ku-Google Play.
*Umthombo: AndroidEphakathi
