🚨 MAJOR ANTITRUST MOVE
@elonmusk’s xAI and @X just filed suit against Apple and OpenAI—alleging they’ve colluded to snuff out competition in AI.
This isn't just an online spat. This may be a giant antitrust case that could reshape the industry.
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@elonmusk’s xAI and @X just filed suit against Apple and OpenAI—alleging they’ve colluded to snuff out competition in AI.
This isn't just an online spat. This may be a giant antitrust case that could reshape the industry.
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@elonmusk @X 2/ The lawsuit accuses Apple & OpenAI of locking down AI on iPhones by integrating ChatGPT directly into iOS and Siri—shutting out challengers like xAI’s Grok.
Musk: “They’ve locked up markets and blocked innovators like us.”
Musk: “They’ve locked up markets and blocked innovators like us.”
https://x.com/RodDMartin/status/1955344824023867437
@elonmusk @X 3/ On the App Store, Grok doesn’t even appear in “Must-Have Apps,” while ChatGPT is front and center.
Musk argues that’s unfair favoritism that crushes competition. He's right.
Musk argues that’s unfair favoritism that crushes competition. He's right.
@elonmusk @X 4/ The complaint hits the heart of antitrust law—claiming violations of the Sherman Act, which requires fair competition.
Musk: “Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store.”
Not okay. Not legal.
Musk: “Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store.”
Not okay. Not legal.
@elonmusk @X 5/ Apple says its App Store is “fair and free of bias.”
OpenAI dismisses the suit as "Musk’s pattern of harassment.”
But you can’t deny how stacked the deck is. Grok can’t compete if it’s not allowed near the table. And the law's the law.
OpenAI dismisses the suit as "Musk’s pattern of harassment.”
But you can’t deny how stacked the deck is. Grok can’t compete if it’s not allowed near the table. And the law's the law.
@elonmusk @X 6/ This is not just some personal vendetta—it's a battle for the future of AI.
Generative AI feeds off user inputs. By integrating ChatGPT into millions of iPhones, OpenAI gets a massive, exclusive training pipeline.
That’s unfair advantage right there.
Generative AI feeds off user inputs. By integrating ChatGPT into millions of iPhones, OpenAI gets a massive, exclusive training pipeline.
That’s unfair advantage right there.
@elonmusk @X 7/ If successful, this lawsuit could redefine Big Tech:
– Enforce real competition in AI
– Redefine the rules for app stores
– Break open monopoly-driven markets
– Empower real innovators—not just insiders
– Enforce real competition in AI
– Redefine the rules for app stores
– Break open monopoly-driven markets
– Empower real innovators—not just insiders
@elonmusk @X 8/ Bottom line:
Apple & OpenAI’s cozy deal = stifled innovation.
Elon isn’t whining—he’s challenging the gatekeepers. And he's one of the few who are big enough to do it...for all of us.
If you believe in fair play & stay-behind disruptors, this matters.
Apple & OpenAI’s cozy deal = stifled innovation.
Elon isn’t whining—he’s challenging the gatekeepers. And he's one of the few who are big enough to do it...for all of us.
If you believe in fair play & stay-behind disruptors, this matters.
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