I-Microsoft Ibhekene Nophenyo Olusha Lwe-Antitrust Ngezinsolo Zokunqwabelana Kwamafu IMicrosoft ibhekene negagasi elisha lophenyo lwe-antitrust. Abalawuli bayacubungula ukuthi ingabe isiqhwaga sezobuchwepheshe silawule ngokungemthetho izimakethe zekhompuyutha yamafu nezimakethe zesoftware. Lezi zinselelo zomthetho ezintsha zigxile kakhulu ezenzweni zokuhlanganisa amafu ze-Microsoft. Njengoba inkampani ilungiselela ukuzivikela, ihlela kabusha ubuholi bayo obuphezulu bezomthetho nenqubomgomo. Lokhu kushintsha kabusha kwesu kuhlose ukuqinisa isikhundla se-Microsoft ngokumelene nalezi zinsongo ezibalulekile zokulawula. Izinyathelo zigqamisa ingcindezi ekhulayo yomhlaba wonke ezinkampanini ezinkulu zobuchwepheshe.
Ukuhlelela Kabusha Impi Yezomthetho: Amashifu Abalulekile Obuholi Ukuzulazula kulo mkhakha wezomthetho oyinkimbinkimbi, iMicrosoft iqale izinguquko ezinkulu emnyangweni wayo wezomthetho. Lawa mashifu abeka ochwepheshe abangomakadebona phambili ezinhlelweni zayo zokungathembeki. Ukuhlelwa kabusha kwenganyelwe nguMongameli weMicrosoft uBrad Smith. Ubuholi bakhe bubalulekile ekuxhumaniseni impendulo yenkampani ezigungwini ezilawulayo emhlabeni jikelele. Onyakeni odlule, okungenani abaphathi abane bezinga eliphezulu bathuthelwe ezindimeni ezintsha ezibucayi. Ubungcweti babo manje sebunikezelwe ekuphatheni imithetho ekhulayo ye-antitrust.
Hlangana Nabaphathi Ababalulekile Bezomthetho Abaqondisa Ukuvikela Ukubhekisisa ishadi lenhlangano kuveza abadlali ababalulekile abahola ukuzivikela kweMicrosoft. Laba bantu baletha amashumi eminyaka okuhlangenwe nakho okuhlangene kwezomthetho nokulawula.
I-Executive VP & Counsel General: Wengamela lonke isu lezomthetho kanye nokubusa kwebhizinisi. IPhini Lomeluleki Jikelele We-Antitrust: Igxile kakhulu ezindabeni zokungathembeki emhlabeni jikelele kanye nokuqulwa kwamacala. Inhloko Yebhizinisi, Izangaphandle, Nezindaba Zezomthetho (CELA): Ilawula inqubomgomo, ukupha, kanye nokusebenzisana komphakathi nezizimele. Isikhulu Esiphezulu Sezomthetho se-Cloud ne-AI: Sizinikele ekuxazululeni izinkinga ezingokomthetho zamafu e-Microsoft kanye namabhizinisi e-AI.
Leli thimba linesibopho sokwakha nokusebenzisa izimpikiswano ezingokomthetho ngokumelene namasudi e-cloud-bundling.
Umongo: Ukusuka Ekunqobeni kwe-Activision kuya ku-Cloud Scrutiny Lokhu kuhlanganisa okusemthethweni kuza ngemuva kokunqoba okukhulu kweMicrosoft. Ngaphansi kweminyaka emithathu edlule, inkampani yavikela ngempumelelo ukutholwa kwayo kwe-Activision Blizzard eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-75. I-Federal Trade Commission (FTC) yayimangalele ukuvimbela isivumelwano, ikhala ngokuthi kuzolimaza ukuncintisana. Ithimba lezomthetho le-Microsoft liphumelele ukuphikisa ukuthi ukutholwa kuzozuzisa abathengi kanye nemboni yemidlalo. Lokho kuwina kubonise amandla nekhono lomnyango wezomthetho wakwaMicrosoft. Kodwa-ke, ama-probe amanje ekuhlanganisweni kwamafu aletha inselele ehlukile futhi okungenzeka ibe banzi.
Yiziphi Izinsolo Zokuhlanganisa Amafu? Isikhungo esisha se-antitrust probes mayelana nezinsolo zokuthi iMicrosoft isebenzisa ukubusa kwayo ezimakethe zesoftware ethile ukuze isize ngokungafanele izinsiza zayo zamafu, i-Azure. Abalawuli e-EU nase-US bayaphenya ukuthi iMicrosoft iyayigoqa yini imikhiqizo efana ne-Office 365 noma iWindows ene-Azure ngezindlela eziphikisana nokuncintisana. Okukhathazayo wukuthi lo mkhuba wenza kube nzima ukuthi izimbangi zamafu ezincane ziqhudelane. Lokhu akukona okokuqala ukuhlangana kweMicrosoft nezinkinga zokungathembeki. Le nkampani yabhekana namacala ayingqophamlando ngasekupheleni kwawo-1990 kanye nasekuqaleni kwawo-2000 ngokuhlanganisa i-Internet Explorer ne-Windows.
Kungani Lokhu Kulwa Kwezomthetho Kubalulekile Embonini Yezobuchwepheshe Umphumela walezi sudi zokuhlanganisa amafu ungaba nemithelela efinyelela kude. Izobeka isibonelo sokuthi imithetho yokungathembeki isetshenziswa kanjani kumamodeli esimanje asekelwe ngamafu. Isinqumo esimelene neMicrosoft singaphoqa izinguquko ezibalulekile endleleni yona nezinye ezinkulu zezobuchwepheshe ezipakisha ngayo futhi zithengise izinkonzo zazo. Lokhu kungavula imakethe yokuncintisana okwengeziwe nokusungula izinto ezintsha. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukunqoba kweMicrosoft kuzoqinisekisa izinqubo zayo zebhizinisi zamanje. Kungase futhi kubonise ibha ephezulu yabalawuli abafuna ukubekela inselele amasu ezinkundla zobuchwepheshe ezivelele.
Imiphumela Engaba Khona kanye Nemiphumela
Ukuhlolisisa Okwandayo: Abanye abahlinzeki bamafu bangase babhekane nophenyo olufanayo ezenzweni zabo zebhizinisi. Izinhlawulo Zokulawula: I-Microsoft ingase ibhekane nezinhlawulo ezinkulu zezezimali uma itholakala inecala lokuziphatha okungahambisani nokuncintisana. Ukwehluka Okuphoqelelwe: Esimeni esibi kakhulu, abalawuli bangafuna ukuhlukaniswa kwemikhiqizo namasevisi athile. U-Shift kumamodeli webhizinisi: Yonke imboni yesofthiwe ingase idinge ukuhlola kabusha ukuthi imikhiqizo ilayisensi futhi ithengiswe kanjani ngesikhathi samafu.
Isiphetho: Ukuzulazula Ezinseleleni Zomthetho Eziyinkimbinkimbi Ukuhlelwa kabusha kwe-Microsoft kwabasebenzi bayo bezomthetho kugcizelela ukungathi sína kwalezi zivivinyo ezintsha zokungathembeki. Iinkampani ithola ulwazi lwayo kusukela ezimpini ezedlule ukuze ibophe impi yezomthetho eyinkimbinkimbi yokuhlanganisa amafu. Imiphumela izobhekwa ngeso elibukhali yiwo wonke umkhakha wezobuchwepheshe. Bazobumba indawo yokuncintisana ye-cloud computing iminyaka ezayo. Ukuhlala unolwazi ngamasu ezomthetho ebhizinisi ayinkimbinkimbi kubalulekile. Ukuze uthole ukuhlaziya okucacile nokufingqiwe kokuthuthuka kwebhizinisi okukhulu, qiniseka ukuthi ulandela imininingwane evela ku-Seemless.