Lesi siqhwaga saseMountain View sibhekane nobunzima obukhulu enkantolo. INkantolo Yobulungiswa ye-European Union (CJEU) iqede enye yezimpi zomthetho ezinde kakhulu nezibiza kakhulu emlandweni wezobuchwepheshe wakamuva. Ekugcineni, inhlawulo yama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-4.125 ngokusebenzisa kabi isikhundla sayo sokubusa ne-Android ayikashintshi, ngemuva kokuba abahluleli benqabe isikhalazo esifakwe yi-Google ne-Alphabet bezama ukugwema isijeziso esisemthethweni.
Lesi sinqumo asimangazi ochwepheshe abaningi, kodwa sisebenza njengesixwayiso kubo bonke abaseSilicon Valley. INkantolo Yobulungisa YaseYurophu ibheka ukuthi i-Google isebenzise uhlelo lwayo lokusebenza lweselula ukuqeda umncintiswano nokuqinisekisa ukuthi izinsizakalo zayo, njengenjini yokusesha kanye nesiphequluli se-Chrome, zazikhona yonke indawo, ngaleyo ndlela inciphisa ikhono lezinye izinketho zokuthola indawo emakethe ababevele beyibusa ngenqindi yensimbi.
Izimo ezazibophe abakhiqizi
IKhomishini yaseYurophu yaqaphela lokhu kudala: uma umenzi efuna i-Play Store kumakhalekhukhwini wakhe, kwakumelwe alandele izidingo ze-Google. Njengoba kuqinisekisiwe ezimweni ezahlukene, i-Google yaphoqa imikhiqizo ukuthi ifake i-Google Search kanye ne-Chrome kusengaphambili kumadivayisi ayo njengemfuneko ebalulekile. Lokhu kwadala lokho abahluleli abakubiza ngokuthi "ukubandlulula kwesimo," okuwumkhuba wemvelo wabasebenzisi wokusebenzisa lokho okulungiselelwe kusengaphambili kumafoni abo ngaphandle kokuzikhathaza ngokufuna ezinye izindlela.
Nakuba ukuzivikela kwenkampani yezobuchwepheshe kwazama ukuphikisana ngokuthi uhlelo lwayo luvulekile nokuthi noma ubani angalanda olunye uhlelo lokusebenza, inkantolo yayingaguquki kulokhu. Ngokugunyaza lokhu kufakwa kusengaphambili okukhulu, badale izithiyo eziphakeme kakhulu zokungena kunoma yimuphi omunye umncintiswano, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isevisi yabo ingaba yinhle kangakanani. Empeleni, babesebenzisa ukulawula kwabo okuphelele phezu kwesistimu yokusebenza ye-Android ukuze benze injini yabo yokusesha ibe yisinqumo esiyinhloko sezigidi zabantu eYurophu, ngaphandle kokunikeza abanye ithuba langempela.
Ukuvinjelwa kwezinguqulo ezihlukile kanye nezivumelwano zokuzikhethela
Kwakungekona nje ukuthi yiziphi izinhlelo zokusebenza ezafakwa kusengaphambili kudivayisi. Lesi sinqumo siqinisekisa nokuthi i-Google iqinise izikulufo ngalokho okubizwa ngokuthi izivumelwano zokulwa nokuqhekeka . Lezi zinkontileka zavimbela abakhiqizi ekuthengiseni amafoni anezinguqulo ze-Android ezingavunyelwe yinkampani uma befuna ukuqhubeka nokusebenza nawo. Uma umkhiqizo ufuna ukusungula izinto ezintsha ngesistimu ehlukile esekelwe ku-Android, wawusengozini yokulahlekelwa ukufinyelela kuzinhlelo zokusebenza ezibalulekile ngaphakathi kwesistimu ye-Google.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinkokhelo ezenziwa yinkampani kubaphathi abakhulu nabakhiqizi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi bafake injini yayo yokusesha kuphela zahlaziywa. Nakuba ezinye zalezi zivumelwano zokwabelana ngenzuzo zaholela ekunciphiseni okuncane kwenhlawulo yokuqala engu-€4.342 billion kuya esibalweni samanje esingu-€4.125 billion, i-CJEU iqinisekisile ukuthi le mikhuba iyonke yakha ingxenye yesu elilodwa, eliqhubekayo lokuchoboza umncintiswano nokuvikela ibhizinisi layo lokukhangisa.
Isibonelo esakha ikusasa lobuchwepheshe
Enhlawulweni engaphezu kwezigidigidi ezine zama-euro, inkampani engumzali i-Alphabet izobhekana necala elihlangene lama-euro ayizigidigidi eziyi-1.52 , okubonisa ukuthi iBrussels ayibheki nje kuphela inkampani engaphansi kodwa futhi nenhloko yeqembu. Lesi sinqumo sivala ngokuphelele indlela yezomthetho yaleli cala elithile, kodwa sishiya umnyango uvulekele ezinye izinkampani ezizizwe zilimele eminyakeni edlule ukuthi zifune isinxephezelo zodwa, njengoba manje sekukhona isinqumo sokugcina.
Njengoba uMthetho Wezimakethe Zedijithali (i-DMA) omusha ususebenza ngokugcwele, lesi sijeziso simane nje siyisiphetho seqhwa salokho okuzayo. IYurophu ikhombisile ukuthi inezindlela zokulawula amandla abagcini bokungena nokuthi ngeke inqikaze ukukhokhisa izinhlawulo ezirekhodiwe uma imithetho yomdlalo yephulwa. Kusukela manje kuqhubeke, noma yiluphi uhlelo oluvaliwe oluthanda izinsizakalo zalo ngokusobala luzobhekwa ngokucophelela, okuphoqa izinkampani ezinkulu zedijithali ukuthi zicabange kabusha ngemikhuba yazo yokunikeza amalayisense.
Ukuqinisekiswa kwale nhlawulo ephawulekayo kubonisa ukusekelwa okugcwele kwenqubomgomo yokuncintisana yeKhomishini yaseYurophu futhi kusungula imfundiso ecacile ngemingcele yamapulatifomu edijithali. Ngemuva kweminyaka yokuqulwa kwamacala nokudlulisa amacala, inhlawulo yokugcina engu-€4.125 billion isisebenza kahle manje, okuqinisekisa ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwe-Android ukuvikela izinsizakalo ezizimele kwakuyisenzo esingekho emthethweni esaphazamisa imakethe yeselula. Isikhathi sokufinyelela okungenamkhawulo kuzinhlelo zokusebenza ezizenzakalelayo sibonakala sisondela ekupheleni eYurophu, okushiya indawo lapho ukusebenzisana kufanele kuthathe indawo ephambili khona.
