Remember Musk’s Suit Alleging a Conspiracy Between Apple and OpenAI?
Elon Musk has sued Apple and OpenAI following a public dispute over Grok's App Store rankings. Initially, Musk claimed Apple favored OpenAI, an Apple partner, by consistently placing ChatGPT on its "Must Have" app list while Grok was absent. However, the lawsuit reveals Musk's deeper concern is that Apple and OpenAI's collaboration threatens his vision for an "everything app." The author notes that ChatGPT is currently at the top of the "Popular iPhone Apps" list, and a recent lawsuit filed by Apple against OpenAI contradicts the idea of favoritism. The current top 10 free iPhone apps list in the U.S. includes only one AI app, ChatGPT. Musk alleges that this top downloads list is also rigged, which the author interprets as projection. The author suggests Musk believes the App Store lists are fixed against Grok because it's what he would do if he ran a popular App Store. This is seen as another instance of Musk's flawed thinking. The author suspects Musk is no longer primarily concerned about Apple favoring OpenAI through manipulation.