Elon Musk takes on Apple: Tesla boss raises serious allegations
Elon Musk follows up: After the public threat to develop his own smartphone if necessary, the Tesla boss now takes Apple directly. In a series of tweets, Musk pilloried the cult manufacturer. It’s about money and a serious accusation.
It would be a duel of the giants: the richest man in the world against the richest company in the world. Elon Musk and Apple are not yet officially at odds, but the signs are pointing to conflict. The sound is getting sharper, especially on the Musk side.
Elon Musk criticizes Apple in series of tweets
A whole salvo on Apple-critical tweets fired Musk. In it, the 51-year-old claims, among other things, that Apple threatened to throw Twitter out of the App Store. The US group allegedly did not give a reason.
“Who else gets censored by Apple?” Musk asks provocatively. In addition, Apple is said to have largely stopped advertising on Twitter. “Hate free speech in America?”
In further tweets, the Tesla and SpaceX founder turns to Apple CEO Tim Cook and demands clarification:
Twitter is now one of Elon Musk’s many projects:
It’s about censorship and money
Two reasons are likely to be decisive for the escalating dispute between Elon Musk and Apple. On the one hand, there are fears that Twitter could become a platform for hate speech under the eccentric billionaire. Musk bought the social network at the end of October for a price of 44.2 billion euros and promptly started the conversion. The 51-year-old is considered staunch supporter of freedom of expressionbut has made it clear that he will obey the law.
On the other hand, Musk is said to have plans to convert Twitter into an “everything app”. In addition to messages, there should also be messaging or the option to order food. Chinese apps like WeChat are the models.
When it comes to app sales, Apple and Google hold hands and want to 30 percent commission. Musk doesn’t like that at all and the e-car pioneer is also ready to go to war (see tweet above). In addition to allegations of censorship, money is also at stake.
