Ama-oda wami we-Windows e-Isitolo se-Windows I-Apple neNokia bezingavumelani ngamalungelo obunikazi Futhi manje kubonakala sengathi lokhu kuyaphela ngokusemthethweni ngemuva kwesivumelwano phakathi kwalezi zinkampani zombili umphathi we-Nokia uMaria Varsellona asanda kukuqinisekisa ngokusemthethweni:
Lokhu impela kuyinto ebalulekile kubo bobabili iNokia ne-Apple. Lesi sivumelwano sibuguqula ngokuphelele ubudlelwano bethu ne-Apple futhi sisuke ekubeni yizitha enkantolo saya kozakwethu kwezamabhizinisi ukuzuza inzuzo engcono futhi enkulu kuwo wonke amakhasimende ethu.
Ngalesi sivumelwano asicaci ukuthi ngabe i-Apple izophinda ibe nemikhiqizo yini ebangeni le-Withings ku-Apple Store esemthethweni, kodwa kungenzeka, ngaphezu kwalokho, okubonakala kucace ukuthi umehluko lezo zinkampani zombili ezazinazo nokuthi zazibhekene nazo ngqo inkantolo, ifinyelela esiphethweni. Abakwa-Apple nabakwaNokia basayine isivumelwano sokubambisana iminyaka embalwa lokho ngokuqinisekile ngaphezu kwabasebenzisi kuzozuzisa lezi zinkampani ezimbili.
Ngokunengqondo, izivumelwano abazifinyelele ngokusemthethweni azange zisakazwe kwabezindaba, kodwa kucatshangelwa ukuthi AbakwaNokia sebezothola ibhonasi yezezimali kwa-Apple (uma ungakayitholi) ngokusebenzisa amanye amalayisense ayo futhi le mali izokhokhwa ngendlela yamaroyalties. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, abafana baseCupertino bangafaka noma bangawathengisi ama-Theings lapho bebona kufanelekile ezitolo zabo, kodwa okuyiqiniso ukuthi lesi sinxephezelo sezimali singafanelana ne "Nokia entsha" ukubhekana nezinsizakusebenza zomnotho eziningi ikusasa elisheshayo abalihlwanyelayo.