All’s well that ends well. After a tense start to the week that saw Elon Musk attack Apple and its boss Tim Cook head-on, the two men have reunited and seemingly settled their differences.
The new owner and CEO of Twitter announced that he met his Apple counterpart and visited the brand’s headquarters. ”
Good conversation. Among other things, we fixed the misunderstanding regarding the possible removal of Twitter from the App Store. Tim clarified that Apple never considered doing this
“he tweeted
Elon Musk.
Earlier in the week, the world’s richest man used “his” social network as a spokesman to accuse Apple of censorship, of imposing a ” Secret fee of 30%. on App Store purchases and threatening to ban the Twitter iOS app. Apple has not officially reacted to this challenge.
This controversy marked an escalation by Elon Musk, whose changes to Twitter since taking over on Oct. 27 have prompted many advertisers to suspend or end their ad spending. However, almost all of the social network’s revenue and profits depend on advertising. According to the latest data from MediaRadar, Apple spent nearly $40 million on Twitter advertising in 2022.
CNET.com article adapted by CNETFrance
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