Musk accused Apple of unfairly favoring its partner OpenAI after his company's xAI Grok app failed to make it onto Apple's App Store's recommended list, threatening legal action against Apple for alleged monopolistic practices. However, netizens swiftly countered Musk's claims, highlighting the Chinese AI app DeepSeek's past success in topping the US app rankings. Adding insult to injury, the Grok robot itself even labeled Musk as hypocritical.