Elon Musk has started a war with Apple with many comments on Twitter, although Apple doesn’t seem to want to get in.
Elon Musk bought Twitter a few weeks ago and a reform phase has begun which is not going very well, with impulsive novelties that did not convince anyone. Problems with account verification, color verification, removal of the classic “Twitter for iPhone” or “Twitter for Android” or the threat of charging all users are just a few examples.
And, now, Twitter’s controversial CEO has decided make war on the apple. It all started with Apple’s apparent decision to stop advertising on Twitter, which isn’t official but which Elon Musk revealed on his personal account. And after revealing it, he harshly attacked Apple.
Elon Musk goes to war against Apple
In a, of course, controversial Tweeter Elon Musk suggests that Apple has stopped hiring Twitter advertising and it’s because they ‘hate free speech’. Many regular Twitter advertisers followed these same steps, preferring to wait for the dust to settle on the social network.
Apple has stopped advertising on Twitter. Do you hate free speech in America? What’s going on here @tim_cook?
What is happening here @tim_cook?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022
After that, he showed the Epic ad parodying the classic Macintosh ad, walking criticize the 30% commission that Apple applies in the App Store
He also assured that Apple threatened Twitter to remove the app from the App Store without providing arguments or reasons. Something that could lead Musk to launch his own smartphone to compete with Apple and Google, who could also take similar steps.
Apple also threatened to remove Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why.
Apple also threatened to remove Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022
It’s all about the money
This Musk-initiated war begins with Apple’s decision to stop advertising on Twitter, at least for now. As reported The Washington Post, Apple was the leading advertiser in the first quarter of the yearaccounting for 4% of Twitter’s total revenue.
In the first quarter, Apple was the top advertiser on Twitter, spending $48 million on ads on the social network, according to a document reviewed by The Washington Post that was compiled from internal Twitter data. Apple’s spending accounted for more than 4% of Twitter’s revenue this quarter.
Of course, it must be taken into account that Apple has not officially ruled. This was all put together by Musk, who He also did not offer any official data or documents. prove your assertions. We’ll see where it all ends.