Apple sued OpenAI for alleged trade secret theft, claiming OpenAI never responded to their concerns. However, emails reviewed by NBC News reveal OpenAI did initially respond to Apple's outreach in February. The communications became complicated due to an external attorney representing Apple. This attorney mistakenly emailed an OpenAI employee with the last name Chang instead of an employee with the last name Wang. The attorney apologized for the mix-up the following day. Despite the apology, OpenAI's general counsel was reportedly upset and requested Apple remove their outside counsel. Apple declined this request. The attorney later clarified his mistake in a third email to Chang, explaining he intended to email Wang. Based on this clarification, OpenAI believed the issue was resolved and did not respond further. The author questions how this email confusion refutes Apple's core claim that OpenAI failed to respond to their initial accusations. The author finds it improbable that OpenAI considered the matter settled based on such a misunderstanding. The author also questions why NBC News presented this information as exculpatory for OpenAI.