Apple is facing potential legal challenges from Elon Musk, who has accused the tech giant of violating antitrust laws. Musk, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), alleged that Apple is making it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to achieve the top position in its App Store, suggesting preferential treatment for OpenAI. The accusations come amid rising competition between xAI’s large language model, Grok, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. xAI recently launched Grok 4, claiming superior performance compared to competitors. Musk also questioned Apple’s decision to exclude X and Grok from the App Store’s ‘Must Have’ section, despite X being the number one news app and Grok ranking fifth among all apps. Musk’s concerns highlight the dominance of ChatGPT, which has consistently held a top spot in Apple’s overall charts. Musk argues that Apple’s editorial content and integration of OpenAI’s technology into Apple Intelligence, Siri, and writing tools demonstrate bias. The situation sets the stage for a potential battleground between OpenAI and xAI on Apple’s platform. Whether Musk’s legal threats will materialize remains to be seen, given his past pronouncements.
