Elon Musk Backtracks, Says Apple Never Intended Removing Twitter From App Store

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The clash could accelerate in Tesla, primarily an electric automotive company, making smartphones to challenge Apple’s domination in the field & Apple producing an iCar to drive Tesla off the road

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In a series of tweets published on Monday, Musk claimed that Apple had threatened to remove Twitter from its app store without providing any explanation

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The up to 30% commission Apple charges software developers for in-app purchases was one of the complaints Musk tweeted about on Monday

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Requests for comment on Musk’s most recent tweet from Twitter and Apple were not immediately met with a response. Apple hasn’t publicly reacted to Musk’s earlier tweet

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Later on Wednesday Elon Musk tweeted that after speaking with Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook, the misunderstanding regarding Twitter possibly being removed from the App Store had been cleared up

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Musk was clear that Apple never considered doing so, the CEO wrote in a tweet

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