Elon Musk has accused Apple of giving OpenAI an unfair advantage in the App Store. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he claimed that Apple is making it “impossible” for other AI companies besides OpenAI to reach the top position in the App Store.
Taking aim at Apple’s App Store, Musk wrote on X, “Hey @Apple App Store, why do you refuse to put either X or Grok in your ‘Must Have’ section when X is the #1 news app in the world and Grok is #5 among all apps? Are you playing politics? What gives? Inquiring minds want to know.” In another post, he said, “Apple didn’t just put their thumb on the scale, they put their whole body!”
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Calling the situation an “unequivocal antitrust violation,” he announced plans to take “immediate legal action” against Apple.
This comes at a time when the competition between xAI’s Grok and OpenAI’s ChatGPT is rapidly intensifying. Last month, xAI launched Grok 4. The company has since added features like Grok Imagine, which can create images and videos, as well as customised “companion” chatbots.
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The dispute is also likely tied to Musk’s past with OpenAI. He co-founded the company but later left. Now, as the head of xAI, Musk is in direct competition with his former company and sees Apple’s actions as a barrier to fair play. It remains to be seen whether Musk will follow through with his legal threat. In the past, he has made similar statements without following them through. For now, the rivalry between xAI, OpenAI and Apple appears to be escalating, with no signs of cooling down anytime soon.
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