{"id":19175,"date":"2025-08-12T06:35:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/08\/12\/elon-musk-threatens-to-sue-apple-via-the-app-store-ranking-of-his-xai-app\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T06:35:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:35:26","slug":"elon-musk-threatens-to-sue-apple-via-the-app-store-ranking-of-his-xai-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/08\/12\/elon-musk-threatens-to-sue-apple-via-the-app-store-ranking-of-his-xai-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk threatens to sue Apple via the app -store ranking of his Xai -app"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction to the Dispute<\/h2>\n<p>Elon Musk stated that his artificial intelligence company, Xai, would sue Apple due to the tech giant&#8217;s alleged preference for ChatGPT over Xai&#8217;s AI in the App Store, citing a violation of antitrust regulations.<\/p>\n<h2>The Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>In a series of posts on X, a social media platform, Musk accused Apple of allowing only ChatGPT to claim the top position in its ranking lists for mobile applications. He announced that his AI company would take &quot;immediate legal steps&quot; in response to this perceived injustice.<\/p>\n<h2>Antitrust Violation Claims<\/h2>\n<p>Musk claimed that Apple&#8217;s behavior makes it impossible for other AI models to reach the number one spot in the App Store, which he believes is a clear violation of antitrust laws. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the situation, emphasizing the need for fair competition.<\/p>\n<h2>Current Rankings<\/h2>\n<p>GROK, the AI model from Xai, currently occupies the 6th place in the &quot;Top Free Apps&quot; section of the App Store for iPhones in the USA, while ChatGPT starts the list. This ranking disparity is at the heart of Musk&#8217;s complaints against Apple.<\/p>\n<h2>Response to the Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>CNN reached out to Xai, Apple, and OpenAI for comments on the matter. Musk further elaborated on his concerns, stating that Apple&#8217;s App Store curation appears to prefer established AI models like ChatGPT over innovative challengers like GROK. He emphasized the importance of truth and fair competition in the tech industry.<\/p>\n<h2>Lack of Evidence<\/h2>\n<p>Neither GROK nor Musk has provided concrete evidence to support their claims against Apple. The situation remains a point of contention, with the outcome of any potential legal action hanging in the balance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to the Dispute Elon Musk stated that his artificial intelligence company, Xai, would sue Apple due to the tech giant&#8217;s alleged preference for ChatGPT over Xai&#8217;s AI in the App Store, citing a violation of antitrust regulations. The Allegations In a series of posts on X, a social media platform, Musk accused Apple of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19175","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19175"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19177,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19175\/revisions\/19177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}