Abakwa-Apple bazoyeka ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-Imagination Technologies ngemuva kokuthengwa kwama-Apple ngonyaka odlule. Lokhu ekuqaleni akudingeki kube kubi ku-Apple ngoba kuzoqhubeka nokuklama futhi uthuthukise ama-GPU akho njengoba wenza ngama-CPU akho. Lezi zindaba zishicilelwe kuwebhusayithi ye-Imagination Technologies futhi njengamanje kuyiqiniso yize imikhiqizo yakwa-Apple isazoqhubeka nokuhlanganisa izinto zayo isikhathi esiyiminyaka ecishe ibe ngu-2, okusho ukuthi namuhla sehlukanisiwe kepha isitoko sizophela kumadivayisi alandelayo nangemuva kwalesi sikhathi sekuzoba okwakwa-Apple.
Inkampani elunywe ngama-apula ikhasimende elikhulu le-Imagination Technologies Group Plc, namuhla inamasheya ayi-8,1% futhi ngonyaka odlule icishe yathengwa yi-Apple ngenyanga kaMashi; izindaba ezithi u-Apple uqobo wazivumela osukwini lwakhe ngokuqala kwezingxoxo ukuthi ekugcineni azange ziphumelele. Lokhu kusho ukuthi i-Apple kuzofanele yenze umzamo wokuthi ingaphuli amalungelo obunikazi be-IT, yize ngokusho kwabaseBrithani kuzoba nzima.
Ngenkathi lezi zindaba zenzeka, inani lamasheya e-Imagination Technologies lehla emakethe yamasheya ngesikhathi sesikhathi sasekuseni, lashiya amanani afinyelela ku-70% ephansi kunalokhu kushicilelwa kwaleli khefu. I-Imagination Technologies ivame ukuba khona kwi-MWC eBarcelona futhi abalokothi banikeze imininingwane nge-Apple noma ngamakhasimende ayo, kodwa kulo nyaka kuyiqiniso ukuthi badlule kulo mcimbi ngomsindo omncane kancane kuneminyaka edlule futhi kungenzeka ukuthi bebesazi ngaleli khefu nesiqhwaga saseMelika.