Amalungelo obunikazi, yilokho kanye okufike ekunakekeleni kwabantu eminyakeni yamuva nje ngenxa yempi phakathi Apple kanye ne-Samsung. Abakhiqizi ababili abakhulu bama-smartphone emhlabeni sebehlale enkantolo iminyaka engaphezu kwemithathu ngenxa yokwephulwa kwamalungelo obunikazi ahlukahlukene ahlobene nokwakheka nokusebenza kweminye imikhiqizo. Apple kakade lapho kwethulwa okokuqala iPhone uthe unelungelo lobunikazi kuyo yonke imisebenzi yayo futhi uhlose ukunika ilungelo lobunikazi imisebenzi ayisungula ngokuzayo. Kodwa ubani onamalungelo obunikazi amangaki? Ubani owasungula okwengeziwe?
Njengoba kusanda kuvela, i-Samsung inamalungelo obunikazi afinyelela kwangu-2 ahlobene ngokuqondile nama-smartphone. Lokhu kumele ngaphezu kokuphindwe kathathu kwenani lamalungelo obunikazi aphethwe yimbangi Apple, umkhiqizi wezingcingo iPhone. Umphakathi Apple inamalungelo obunikazi angama-647 kuphela, angaphansi kwe-LG yawo. Omunye umkhiqizi waseNingizimu Korea kanye nomphakeli wezingxenye ze Apple okungukuthi unamalungelo obunikazi ayi-1. Ilandelwa kuphela i-Qualcomm enamalungelo obunikazi angu-678 kanye ne-Sony, ephethe amalungelo obunikazi angu-1 obuchwepheshe obusetshenziswa kuma-smartphone.
*Umthombo: IKorea Economic Daily
