Elon Musk has accused Apple of favoring OpenAI in the App Store while deliberately disadvantaging other players in the artificial intelligence space, including his own company xAI. According to Musk, this is a “clear violation of antitrust laws,” and he is preparing to file a lawsuit immediately.

Grok and X Allegedly Excluded from Premium Promotion

On X, Musk stated that Apple refused to feature his applications – the AI chatbot Grok and the X platform – in the App Store’s “Must Have” section, despite their popularity. He argues that this section, visible to millions of iPhone users, has a decisive impact on download numbers and market success.

Musk claims X is “the most widely used news app in the world” and that Grok ranked fifth globally across all categories. Nevertheless, Apple allegedly gave prime promotional space to OpenAI while excluding the competition entirely. He also hinted that political motivations, rather than objective measures of demand or performance, may have driven the decision.

Apple, OpenAI, and xAI have yet to publicly respond to Musk’s remarks.

Another Chapter in Musk’s Antitrust Battles

Musk’s criticism comes at a time when he is increasingly vocal about what he sees as monopolistic practices in the AI sector. Earlier this year, he filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, its CEO Sam Altman, Microsoft, and others.

In that suit, he accused Altman’s team of entering into agreements that served their own financial interests at the expense of competition and OpenAI’s original mission. He was particularly critical of the transformation of OpenAI from a nonprofit research organization into a commercial company.

Musk also alleged that several transactions showed conflicts of interest – including deals with Rain AI, Humane, and Limitless, where Altman allegedly held personal stakes, as well as a partnership with Reddit that, according to Musk, increased the value of Altman’s shares by hundreds of millions of dollars.

If Musk follows through on his warning and files a lawsuit against Apple, it could become one of the most closely watched antitrust cases in recent years. The outcome could impact not only relationships between major tech companies but also how platforms like the App Store handle promotion of competing AI applications.

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