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X Corp and SpaceXAI Dismiss Antitrust Suit Against Apple, Keep Case Against OpenAI
X Corp and SpaceXAI dropped antitrust claims against Apple in federal court. They continue pursuing OpenAI-related claims within the same lawsuit.
Whether Apple changes were merely resolved while OpenAI remains alleged.
6 of 7 outlets skipped it: musk’s firms sought to unwind Apple–OpenAI arrangement and argued ChatGPT held ~80% share.
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PYMNTS
“Still, the claims the companies made against OpenAI as part of the same suit have not settled, the filing said.”Read the original ↗
Ars Technica
“Now, it seems that Musk plans to advance claims that OpenAI relied on the deal—which Apple emphasised was never exclusive—to monopolize the chatbot market.”Read the original ↗
PYMNTS stresses procedural continuation; Ars highlights a strategic shift in Musk’s theory against OpenAI.
Apple claims dropped
Elon Musk’s X Corp and SpaceXAI resolved their antitrust lawsuit against Apple in a federal case filed last year, moving to dismiss the claims they brought against Apple while keeping the case against OpenAI active.
“moved to dismiss the claims in a lawsuit they brought against Apple and OpenAI last year”
Reuters said the lawsuit alleged Apple conspired with OpenAI to unlawfully monopolize markets for smartphones and generative AI chatbots, including a claim that Apple exclusively integrated OpenAI’s ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence features on iPhones and other Apple devices.
The filing did not explain the reasons for dismissal or whether a settlement had been reached, and Reuters reported that X and SpaceXAI said they would continue pursuing claims against OpenAI, which remains a defendant.
Al Jazeera reported that the lawsuit was filed in August 2025 in United States federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, and that it accused Apple and OpenAI of violating US antitrust law through an agreement that made ChatGPT the only generative AI chatbot integrated into Apple’s iPhone operating system.
Al Jazeera also said X and SpaceXAI argued Apple’s arrangement gave ChatGPT access to billions of potential user prompts through features including Siri, Apple’s Writing Tools and the iPhone camera.
OpenAI remains in court
While the Apple portion ended, Reuters reported that X and SpaceXAI said they will continue to pursue claims against OpenAI, and that OpenAI and Apple had both denied any wrongdoing.
Reuters quoted OpenAI’s court filing accusing Musk of waging "a campaign of lawfare" against it, and it also said Apple, in seeking dismissal, argued its OpenAI integration on iPhones is not exclusive.
Al Jazeera similarly said OpenAI accused Musk of launching a “campaign of lawfare” against the company in a court filing, and it reported that a judge in November rejected both motions to dismiss, allowing the case to proceed.
Al Jazeera added that X and SpaceXAI said they would continue pursuing their claims against OpenAI, which remains a defendant in the case, and that they did not explain why they were abandoning their claims against Apple.
Reuters also noted that the lawsuit claimed Apple and OpenAI "locked up markets to maintain their monopolies and prevent innovators like X and xAI from competing."
What the fight means
The dispute centered on Apple’s distribution power for AI tools, with Reuters describing the lawsuit as a high-profile battle over control of the fast-growing AI chatbot market that would end only the Apple claims.
“though the claims against OpenAI will continue”
Al Jazeera reported that X and SpaceXAI alleged Apple disadvantaged competing AI chatbots through its App Store, including delaying app reviews and manipulating rankings, as part of a broader claim that Apple and OpenAI effectively combined their positions in smartphone and AI markets.
Reuters said the lawsuit alleged Apple violated antitrust law by exclusively integrating ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence features and argued Apple had illegally shut out rivals in its partnership with OpenAI.
Al Jazeera reported that X and SpaceXAI argued the deal deprived competing AI companies of access to users and made it harder for rivals to build scale, while also alleging that Apple and OpenAI had effectively combined to reinforce dominance.
Reuters concluded that the resolution ends the battle with Apple but leaves the claims against OpenAI continuing, with Musk’s companies not immediately responding to requests for comment and neither Apple nor OpenAI responding.