Eminyakeni eyalandela ukwethulwa kwe-iPhone yokuqala, neyabizwa ngokuthi inkathi ye-smartphone, engingavumelani nayo nhlobo, i-Apple yaqala ukumangalela kwesokudla futhi yashiya zonke izinkampani, ikakhulukazi i-Samsung, ngoba kuthiwa kopisha kokubili ukwakheka nokusebenza kwe-iPhone, okuthile okuthe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi kwasusa isizathu sabafana baseCupertino, njengoba sibonile ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule lapho impi yezomthetho phakathi kwalezi zinkampani ezimbili yehluleka futhi ngokumelene ne-Apple.
Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, iningi kube yizinkampani ezigxeke i-Apple ngokusebenzisa amalungelo obunikazi kuma-terminals ayo, kungaba yi-iPhone noma i-iPad. U-Ericsson ube ngowokugcina ukushaya i-apula giant kodwa ngeke kube yedwa, uma singabali ama-troll we-patent. AbakwaNokia, inkampani eyabusa emhlabeni wezocingo iminyaka eminingi, isanda kufaka icala elibiza izigidi zamadola elibhekene neApple eMelika naseGerman ngokusebenzisa amalungelo obunikazi angama-32 ngaphandle kokudlula ebhokisini ngaphambilini. Kubukeka sengathi impikiswano phakathi kwalezi zinkampani ezimbili ukuzama ukufinyelela esivumelwaneni esigculisayo kuzo zombili, inkampani yakwaNokia akukho okunye ebingakwenza ngaphandle kokufaka icala.
Ukuba ngomunye wamaphayona emhlabeni wezobuchwepheshe, abakwaNokia baneqhaza ekuthuthukiseni ubuchwepheshe obuningi obusetshenziswa njengamanje ocingweni lweselula, njengoNokia. Phakathi kwamalungelo obunikazi okushiwo ngabakwaNokia, sithola lawo okuhlobene nesixhumi esibonakalayo somsebenzisi, ukufaka ikhodi ividiyo, amachips wokuxhumana okungenantambo, izimpondo zokuxhumana… Lapho amalungelo obunikazi amaningi efakwa enkantolo efanayo, inqubo ingathatha iminyaka eminingana, njengoba kwenzeka ngenqubo phakathi kwe-Samsung ne-Apple, eyaphela eminyakeni eyisithupha kamuva.