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The feud ignited when Elon Musk accused Apple of manipulating the app store to favor ChatGPT, OpenAI's flagship AI chatbot. Musk claimed that Apple was engaging in unfair practices to ensure that no AI company other than OpenAI could reach the top of the app rankings. He publicly threatened antitrust litigation, asserting that Apple’s alleged favoritism amounted to a violation of fair competition. Musk's specific words: "Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach number one in the app store, which is an unequivocal antitrust violation."