Musk’s xAI Settles Antitrust Suit Against Apple, Keeps Case Against OpenAI

The split outcome matters more than the settlement itself: dropping Apple while pressing OpenAI narrows the dispute from platform distribution to the model layer, suggesting the fight is now about whether a single AI provider's default placements constitute an illegal monopoly rather than about Apple's App Store conduct. That reframing affects how other distribution deals between model developers and device makers get structured. The open question is whether the remaining case produces evidence on exclusivity terms that other AI vendors and hardware partners will have to navigate.