--- title: "OpenAI is reportedly preparing legal action against Apple; it wouldn’t be the first partner to feel burned" url: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-is-reportedly-preparing-legal-action-against-apple-it-wouldn-t-be-the-first-partner-to-feel--4fgkvzr2s source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/openai-is-reportedly-preparing-legal-action-against-apple-it-wouldnt-be-the-first-partner-to-feel-burned type: article source: "TechCrunch" published: 2026-05-14T19:17:22.257Z updated: 2026-05-14T19:18:01.184Z tags: ["apple", "openai", "chatgpt", "app-store"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenAI is reportedly preparing legal action against Apple; it wouldn’t be the first partner to feel burned **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI is exploring legal action against Apple over a ChatGPT integration that failed to deliver expected subscribers and revenue. Announced at WWDC 2024, the partnership embedded ChatGPT into Siri and Visual Intelligence, but OpenAI claims the features were buried and revenue fell far short of projections. Apple has its own complaints, including privacy concerns and irritation over OpenAI's hardware push led by Jony Ive. The potential legal move would likely wait until after OpenAI's ongoing trial with Elon Musk concludes. The piece contextualizes this within Apple's broader history of difficult partner relationships, including Google Maps, Adobe Flash, and Spotify. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [OpenAI preparing legal action against Apple as ChatGPT-Siri partnership unravels](https://daily.dev/posts/openai-preparing-legal-action-against-apple-as-chatgpt-siri-partnership-unravels-etai6qkgz) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 1 comments - [Apple, OpenAI accused by Musk of rigging AI market](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-openai-accused-by-musk-of-rigging-ai-market-vn872jwum) · TechCentral · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Apple asks judge to dismiss Elon Musk’s AI competition lawsuit over OpenAI partnership](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-asks-judge-to-dismiss-elon-musk-s-ai-competition-lawsuit-over-openai-partnership-cyakobc7x) · The Verge · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple), [#openai](https://daily.dev/tags/openai), [#chatgpt](https://daily.dev/tags/chatgpt), [#app-store](https://daily.dev/tags/app-store) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/openai-is-reportedly-preparing-legal-action-against-apple-it-wouldn-t-be-the-first-partner-to-feel--4fgkvzr2s)