Overview
- U.S. District Judge Mark T. Pittman in Fort Worth denied motions to dismiss from Apple and OpenAI, saying the issues are better addressed on a fuller record.
- The order directs the dispute toward summary-judgment review after discovery and explicitly states it should not be read as a determination on the merits.
- X Corp. and xAI allege Apple’s Siri and Apple Intelligence integrate ChatGPT in a way that forecloses rival chatbots and that App Store curation favored ChatGPT over competitors.
- Apple and OpenAI argue there is no exclusive deal, that competing chatbots remain available via apps and browsers, and that choosing an initial partner is not unlawful.
- The complaint seeks an injunction and billions in damages and claims ChatGPT holds a dominant share of the generative-chatbot market and unique access to hundreds of millions of iPhone users.