Elon Musk's companies X and xAI filed a lawsuit in Texas federal court against Apple and OpenAI, alleging monopolistic and anticompetitive conduct that caused billions in damages. The complaint contends the Apple-OpenAI partnership, announced in June 2024, integrates ChatGPT into iOS via Apple Intelligence and Siri, locking up smartphone and generative-AI markets to prevent competitors like xAI, Google and Anthropic from full iPhone integration. The lawsuit asserts Apple aims to block "super apps" like Grok to protect iPhone functionality and pricing. OpenAI responded by characterizing the filing as consistent with Musk's pattern of harassment.
Two of Musk's companies sued Apple and OpenAI on Monday, accusing them of monopolistic behavior and using their respective market position in the smartphone and generative AI markets to stifle the growth of his tech companies. Musk's social media company, X, and his artificial intelligence company, xAI, which operates the chatbot Grok, alleged in the suit that Apple and OpenAI had engaged in an "anticompetitive scheme" that caused billions of dollars in damages.
According to the lawsuit, Apple wants to prevent "super apps" like Grok from displacing the functionality offered by iPhones. It says that if more people understand that they can use a generative AI chatbot instead of an Apple Photos tool to edit photos and conduct other tasks, then users might decide to get less expensive phones.
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