Column: Apple’s OpenAI Suit May Turn Out to Be a Favor
Though we don’t yet know the full merits of Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI, we do know one thing: It’s bad news for OpenAI’s efforts to build an iPhone-killer. The legal assault will bog down Sam Altman’s company in injunctions and red tape.
But here’s the reality: OpenAI never really stood a chance of toppling the iPhone anyway. This suit should force the company to give up the folly sooner rather than later, culling yet another dead-end side quest on its way to an initial public offering. In the long run, if OpenAI survives, it might one day be thankful that Apple’s intervention made it change course sooner rather than later, saving billions of its desperately needed dollars.
Apple’s OpenAI Suit May Turn Out to Be a Favorbloomberg.comThough we don’t yet know the full merits of Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI, we do know one thing: It’s bad news for OpenAI’s efforts to build an iPhone-killer. The legal assault will bog down Sam Altman’s company in injunctions and red tape.