Elon Musk has officially withdrawn his antitrust lawsuit against Apple, as confirmed in a court filing on Monday. The agreement includes a commitment from Musk to never raise these specific claims against the tech giant again. The original 2025 lawsuit alleged that the partnership between Apple and OpenAI created a monopoly on AI prompts, which Musk argued harmed competition in the smartphone and chatbot sectors.
Despite dropping Apple from the case, Musk continues to pursue legal action against OpenAI. He alleges that the company leveraged its deal with Apple to monopolize the chatbot market. OpenAI has dismissed these claims as baseless, noting that Musk previously estimated the market impact of the deal to be anywhere from 0 to 55 percent based on informal calculations.
The legal conflict between Musk and OpenAI has been ongoing, with Musk previously losing a lawsuit regarding the company's core mission. OpenAI has also expressed dissatisfaction with the Apple partnership, with executives noting that the integration failed to generate the expected billions of dollars in annual subscriptions due to poor visibility of the features.
As the litigation moves toward a trial this fall, the focus remains on whether OpenAI violated antitrust laws. A court order from this summer required Apple to provide internal messages regarding the OpenAI deal to Musk’s companies. These documents may provide the evidence needed to support his arguments regarding market foreclosure as the case proceeds.
