I-Google yenze isinqumo sokulwa ne-Match, ongumnikazi wezinkundla ezimbalwa zokuqomisana eziku-inthanethi, okuhlanganisa i-Tinder, i-OkCupid, ne-Hinge, bathi i-Match izama "ukuzuza inzuzo engafanele" mayelana nabanye abathuthukisi bohlelo lokusebenza" futhi ayikhokhi lutho ukusebenzisa Isitolo se-Google Play ngokusho kwesikhalazo esifakiwe.
Icala le-Google liza ezinyangeni ezimbili nje ngemuva kokuthi i-Match Group ifake isimangalo sayo ngokumelene ne-Google, isola i-Google Play Isitolo ngokusebenza njenge-monopoly ngokuthatha iphesenti lokuthenga ngaphakathi nohlelo. I-Spotify kanye nomnikazi we-Epic Games ye-"Fortnite" baphinde bafaka izikhalazo ngokumelene ne-Google Play Store kanye ne-Apple's App Store.
Ngasekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, i-Match Group yafaka icala ngokumelene ne-Google ngokwephula imithetho yokungathembeki, kulandela isinqumo esasidinga bonke onjiniyela be-Android ukuthi bacubungule izinkokhelo zezimpahla ezidijithali namasevisi ngokusebenzisa isistimu yokukhokha ye-Google Play Isitolo.
Ngemva kwecala lokuqala ngoMeyi, kwafinyelelwa isinxephezelo sesikhashana phakathi kwe-Google ne-Match. Lesi sivumelwano sivumela i-Match ukuthi ihlale ku-Google Play Isitolo. Iphinde ivumele inkampani ukuthi isebenzise uhlelo lwayo lokukhokha. Ukwengeza, i-Google iphinde yanikeza ukukhanya okuluhlaza ukwenza umzamo wokwethembeka wokuxazulula izinkinga zokukhokha ze-Match. Ngokulandelayo, i-Match bekumele yenze umzamo wokunikeza isistimu yokukhokha ye-Google njengenye indlela.
Nokho, ngokwe-Alfabhethi, inkampani engumzali ye-Google, I-Match Group manje ifuna ukugwema ukukhokha "lutho nhlobo." Ngokwamadokhumenti asenkantolo, lokhu kufaka phakathi inkokhelo ye-Play Store engu-15-30%. Amadokhumenti abonisa ukuthi i-Match Group ayizange ihlose ukuhlonipha imigomo yenkontileka evumelene ngayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuthiwa uma kuqhathaniswa nabanye abathuthukisi bohlelo lokusebenza, i-Match Group izoba sesimweni esihle.
I-Match Group ingenye yezinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi kufaka phakathi i-Spotify kanye ne-"Fortnite" yomzali we-Epic Games, abathi i-Google Play Store kanye ne-Apple's App Store yizinto ezizimele. I-Google ne-Apple zikhokhisa inkokhelo kanjiniyela engu-15-30% uma abasebenzisi bethenga ngaphakathi nohlelo nge-Android noma i-iPhone. I-Google ivumela abasebenzisi ukuthi badlule i-Play Store yabo futhi balande izinhlelo zokusebenza ngomkhuba obizwa ngokuthi "ukulayisha eceleni," kodwa i-Apple idinga ukuthi izinhlelo zokusebenza zisebenzise isitolo sayo sohlelo lokusebenza kuphela.
I-Google counterattack iphikisana nezinsolo zeqembu le-Match. Umkhulumeli we-Google uthe:
“I-Match Group ingene esivumelwaneni nathi futhi lesi sinyathelo somthetho sihlose ukuphoqelela ingxenye yesivumelwano se-Match; Sibheke ngabomvu ukwethula udaba lwethu. Okwamanje, sizoqhubeka nokuzivikela ezinsolweni ezingenasisekelo zikaMatch."
Esitatimendeni, i-Match ithe i-Counterattack iyisibonelo esihle sokubusa lapho inkampani isebenzisa amandla ayo ukwesabisa abanye onjiniyela ukuthi bathumele. I-Google isebenzisa izimangalo eziphikisayo njengefulegi elibomvu ngoba ayifuni noma ubani omunye ayixoshe...
Umbono okhathazayo weqembu le-Match mayelana nokukhokhiswa kwabathengi ubonisa kahle ukuthi kungani isistimu yokukhokha ye-Google Play iyingxenye ebalulekile yakho konke okwenziwa abathengi kwa-Google. Dlala.
Isistimu yokukhokha ye-Google Play inikeza abasebenzisi indlela engaguquki, ephephile nevikelekile yokukhokhela izinhlelo zokusebenza, okubhaliselwe kanye nokuthenga ngaphakathi nohlelo. Lokhu okwenziwayo kuholela ekuthengeni okwengeziwe kwabathengi, okubuye kudale isidingo sokuthi onjiniyela baqhubeke basungule izinto ezintsha ukuze bakhe Izinhlelo zokusebenza ezintsha nezingcono kanye nemikhiqizo yangaphakathi nohlelo. Isistimu yokukhokha ye-Google Play izuzisa abasebenzisi nonjiniyela ngokufanayo, futhi iyingxenye ebalulekile yempumelelo ye-ecosystem ye-Android.
I-Match Group ifihla izisusa zayo zangempela ngokufuna ama-copycats kanye nemibono engalungile yokungathembeki. Ngokwenza kanjalo, i-Match Group iyinaki ukuthi i-Android incintisana kanzima ne-iOS ye-Apple. Futhi, ngokunikeza i-Android njengomthombo ovulekile wesistimu yokusebenza yeselula ("OS") kubakhiqizi bama-smartphone ("OEMs") mahhala, i-Google iye yandisa ukufinyelela kuma-smartphone kanye nemakethe yezinhlelo zokusebenza zeselula, idala izinzuzo ezinkulu. ukuze onjiniyela batshale imali ezinsizeni okwenza cishe yonke imikhakha yomnotho wase-US isebenze kahle, ithengeke, futhi ifinyeleleke kubasebenzisi.
I-Match ithi imithetho ye-Google Play Isitolo iphula imithetho yezwe kanye neyezwe. Inkampani yezobuchwepheshe inethemba lokuthi ekuqaleni konyaka ozayo isidingo sizoxazululwa ngokuvuna kwayo. Okufanayo kusho isenzo sokungathembeki esethulwe ngonyaka odlule yizifundazwe kanye nohulumeni wobumbano, ababuyekeza izintengo ku-Google Play Isitolo.
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