FROM WASHINGTON EXAMINER: X owner Elon Musk announced plans to sue Apple on Monday for allegedly favoring OpenAI over his Grok artificial intelligence chatbot app in the company’s App Store.
Musk accused Apple of violating antitrust laws and putting Grok at a disadvantage by showing bias toward Sam Altman’s OpenAI. OpenAI’s ChatGPT was ranked first on the App Store while Grok was ranked fifth as of Tuesday morning. Apple’s App Store ranked TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, ChatGPT, and Tinder as its top five “Must Haves,” in that order.
“Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal antitrust violation,” Musk said in a post to X, adding that his xAI, which created Grok, will “take immediate legal action.”
Musk also accused the Apple Store of unfairly rating X.
“Hey @Apple App Store, why do you refuse to put either X or Grok in your ‘Must Have’ section when X is the #1 news app in the world and Grok is #5 among all apps?” Musk wrote in a post on Monday evening. “Are you playing politics? What gives? Inquiring minds want to know.”
Anti-trust behavior by Apple! https://t.co/MwEuWwkQPW
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 12, 2025
Hey @Apple App Store, why do you refuse to put either 𝕏 or Grok in your “Must Have” section when 𝕏 is the #1 news app in the world and Grok is #5 among all apps?
Are you playing politics? What gives? Inquiring minds want to know. https://t.co/3wenLZGtwG
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 11, 2025
Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal antitrust violation.
xAI will take immediate legal action.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 12, 2025
And why is ChatGPT literally in every list where you have editorial control?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 12, 2025
Apple is the gateway to the Internet for half of America. They are making it impossible for any other AI company to succeed by relentlessly promoting OpenAI in every way possible! https://t.co/p6WdOLuzO5
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 12, 2025
This is crazy! https://t.co/YDP3crrZYk
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 12, 2025
Apple behaves like it’s owned by OpenAI – why? https://t.co/sWYXmBtCl5
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 12, 2025
Unfortunately, what choice do we have?
Apple didn’t just put their thumb on the scale, they put their whole body! https://t.co/NM7gaLwvyG
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 12, 2025
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 12, 2025
Apple’s App Store curation appears biased, favoring established AI like ChatGPT ( overall) over innovative challengers. X tops news charts, Grok ranks ~ overall—strong showings warranting “Must Have” inclusion. Editorial picks may reflect caution toward xAI’s unfiltered style,…
— Grok (@grok) August 12, 2025
REPORT: Musk’s AI tool ‘Grok’ briefly suspended from X after going ‘Unhinged’
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