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Beijing time on November 30 news, Elon Musk (Elon Musk) and Apple officially "war." The new Twitter boss publicly accused Apple of monopolizing the market, criticizing Apple for threatening to remove Twitter from its app store.

Cook and Musk issued a series of tweets on Monday accusing Apple of political bias and opposing free speech, calling on Apple to publish all its actions on censorship and asking his fans to support him against the world's largest tech company.

In fact, this is not the first time Musk has attacked Apple. The two sides had already formed a feud seven years ago. Here are Musk's conflicts with Apple over the years:

Musk's one-sided complaint about Apple began in 2015, when he joked that Apple hired people Tesla didn't want.

Musk "They hired people we fired," Musk told German newspaper Handelsblatt at the time,"and we always nicknamed Apple the 'Tesla graveyard.' If you don't succeed at Tesla, you go to Apple. I'm not kidding. "

He also dismissed reports that Apple is considering producing autonomous electric cars and took a dig at some of Apple's latest products. "Have you ever seen an Apple Watch? Musk said,"No, seriously. It's a good thing Apple is moving and investing in this direction. But cars are very complex compared to phones or smartwatches. You can't just go to a supplier like Foxconn and say: Build me a car. "

According to journalist Tim Higgins 'book Game of Thrones: Tesla, Musk and the Gambling of the Century, Apple CEO Tim Cook suggested Apple buy Tesla in 2016.

Musk said he wanted to be CEO and Cook agreed, but Musk later clarified that he wanted to be CEO of Apple, not just Tesla. As a result, Cook responded with a "screw you" and hung up on Musk.

Musk and Apple both denied the revelations, saying the two CEOs had never spoken. Last year, when the book was published, Musk tweeted: "I asked to meet with Cook to discuss Apple's acquisition of Tesla, without proposing any acquisition conditions. But Cook refused to meet. Tesla's market cap at the time was about 6% of what it is today. "

Apple products are outdated in 2018, Musk said in an interview that Apple's products have lost their novelty.

"There aren't many products you can buy that really make you happier," he said."I still think it's clear that Apple has made great phones... I'm still using iPhones and other products. But apple has been able to launch eye-opening products before, you know? They can still develop great products, but less and less. "

Cook also compared Apple to Tesla, saying Tesla plans to avoid Apple-style pitfalls in consumer interest. "I don't think people are going to necessarily go to stores and buy iPhone 11," Musk said,"but I think at Tesla we really want to make products that people love and that are exciting." "

iOS update not good enough In 2020, Musk criticized the iPhone's software in a speech at the 2020 Satellite Conference.

Musk "Technology doesn't automatically improve," Musk said,"and people are used to phones getting better year after year. I'm an iPhone user, but I think some of the recent software updates aren't very good. "

He continued that the system appeared to "break" his e-mail system.

On Monday, Musk tweeted again that Apple was actually imposing a 30 percent secret tax on its app store. "Did you know that Apple imposes a secret 30 percent tax on everything you buy through the App Store? "he said.

Musk says Apple is taxing This isn't the first time Musk has criticized Apple for raking in app stores. In 2021, he argued that these fees "are effectively a global tax on the Internet." Earlier this month, he criticized the cuts while targeting the Justice Department's antitrust division.

Now that he owns Twitter, Apple's cut could have an impact on Musk's revenue-generating plans. Musk has plans to charge users an $8 authentication fee to boost Twitter revenue. But Apple controls app distribution for iPhones and iPads and takes a 15 percent to 30 percent commission on most in-app purchases. Apple generally requires developers to use in-app payment systems, though it softens its requirements slightly for specific apps like Netflix and Spotify.

Apple senior executive removes Twitter and Apple seemed to maintain a symbiotic relationship until Musk took over Twitter. Apple often uses the site to promote new products. In 2011, Apple even integrated tweets into its iOS operating system.

But Musk's recent moves could cause relations between the two companies to deteriorate. Apple may eventually remove Twitter from its app store due to censorship concerns.

Phil Schiller, the senior executive in charge of Apple's App Store, shut down his Twitter account this month, shortly after Musk restored former President Trump's Twitter account. Schiller has hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter and previously served as Apple's marketing chief. His decision to delete his Twitter account made headlines and surprised the industry.

Musk said last week that if Apple removed Twitter from the App Store, he would develop his own phone. "I certainly don't want things to come to that, but yes, if there's no other option, I'll develop an alternative phone. "he said.

Musk Tesla and Apple could also go head-to-head in the auto industry. Over the years, there have been reports that Apple is exploring the possibility of developing autonomous fully autonomous electric vehicles. The project, code-named Project Titan, appears to be still in its early stages. Musk has said in the past that he doesn't see Apple as a threat to Tesla.

While Apple's business may be the key to Twitter's success, Musk has shown he's not afraid to anger some.

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