Apple has denied Elon Musk's accusation that it's favoring OpenAI in its App Retailer rankings and making it unattainable for different AI corporations to succeed in the highest. In an announcement despatched to Bloomberg, Apple mentioned the App Retailer is "designed to be honest and freed from bias." The corporate's spokesperson defined that the App Retailer options "1000’s of apps by means of charts, algorithmic suggestions and curated lists chosen by specialists utilizing goal standards." They added: "Our purpose is to supply secure discovery for customers and precious alternatives for builders, collaborating with many to extend app visibility in quickly evolving classes."
xAI founder Elon Musk accused Apple of "unequivocal antitrust violation" by favoring OpenAI in a submit on X, warning that his firm "will take instant authorized motion." In a separate submit from his risk, he requested Apple why it "[refuses] to place both X or Grok in [its] 'Should Have' part." X, he mentioned, is "the #1 information app on the earth," whereas Grok is ranked quantity 5 amongst all apps. "Are you taking part in politics? What offers?" he continued.
Musk didn't present proof to again his accusations. It's additionally value noting that Chinese language AI app DeepSeek reached the highest of Apple's free app rankings again in January, overtaking even ChatGPT. As X's personal Neighborhood Notes additionally talked about in Musk's submit, added hours after it went up, Perplexity reached the highest of total rankings in India's App Retailer again in July. Each apps had been capable of attain the highest of their respective lists approach after Apple and OpenAI introduced their partnership final yr.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded to Musk's accusation, as effectively. He mentioned it's a "outstanding declare," provided that he has heard allegations that Musk manipulates "X to learn himself and his personal corporations and hurt his rivals and other people he doesn't like." In response, Musk posted: "Rip-off Altman lies as simply as he breathes."
Apple is behaving in a fashion that makes it unattainable for any AI firm moreover OpenAI to succeed in #1 within the App Retailer, which is an unequivocal antitrust violation.
xAI will take instant authorized motion.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 12, 2025
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