{"id":738629,"date":"2026-07-13T17:30:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apples-suit-is-already-hurting-openais-iphone-killer\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T17:30:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:30:45","slug":"apples-suit-is-already-hurting-openais-iphone-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apples-suit-is-already-hurting-openais-iphone-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple&#8217;s suit is already hurting OpenAI&#8217;s iPhone-killer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6afa264f77071\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6afa264f77071\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apples-suit-is-already-hurting-openais-iphone-killer\/#The_damage_starts_now\" >The damage starts now<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apples-suit-is-already-hurting-openais-iphone-killer\/#A_device_on_the_line\" >A device on the line<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apples-suit-is-already-hurting-openais-iphone-killer\/#The_talent_machine_Apple_wants_to_stop\" >The talent machine Apple wants to stop<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apples-suit-is-already-hurting-openais-iphone-killer\/#Why_Apples_case_is_harder_than_it_looks\" >Why Apple\u2019s case is harder than it looks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apples-suit-is-already-hurting-openais-iphone-killer\/#An_IPO_under_a_cloud\" >An IPO under a cloud<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.thenextweb.com\/2026\/05\/openai-apple-partnership-legal-fight-siri-chatgpt.avif\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le\u2019s lawsuit against OpenAI may not reach a courtroom for years. It is already doing damage.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When Apple sued OpenAI on Friday for stealing hardware trade secrets, the attention went to the lurid detail. There were \u201cshow and tell\u201d interviews and an engineer who kept his work laptop.<\/p>\n<p>One even texted a colleague: \u201cLOL, I found out I can access the [network storage]\u201d. The more consequential story is quieter. The suit itself, long before any verdict, threatens to slow the company working hardest to build a rival to the iPhone.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_damage_starts_now\"><\/span>The damage starts now<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>That is the argument Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-07-13\/how-apple-s-lawsuit-threatens-to-disrupt-openai-s-bid-to-rival-the-iphone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">laid out this week<\/a>, and it is hard to dispute. A trade-secret fight forces new legal reviews, tighter internal controls, and hours of depositions and discovery that pull engineers away from building. Former Apple staff at OpenAI may go quiet about their old work, and managers may steer around whole lines of questioning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW City Coworking space &#8211; Where your best work happens<\/p>\n<p>A workspace designed for growth, collaboration, and endless networking opportunities in the heart of tech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The result is a slower, more cautious organisation, exactly when speed is the point.<\/p>\n<p>There is a sharper risk too. If Apple proves OpenAI built its secrets into a product, a court could order a redesign. That would echo Apple\u2019s settlement with the chip startup Rivos.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg Intelligence expects Apple to win early, targeted relief that isolates disputed material and forces OpenAI to preserve evidence and certify compliance. None of that needs a jury.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_device_on_the_line\"><\/span>A device on the line<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The timing could hardly be worse for OpenAI. It still hopes to announce its first hardware product this year and ship it in 2027, with an iPhone rival as the eventual goal. That push runs through io, the design firm co-founded by Jony Ive.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI bought it in May 2025 for roughly $6.5bn, according to Apple\u2019s complaint. OpenAI has the software: its latest models rank among the best around. What it has struggled to build is the hardware to put them in, and the lawsuit now shadows every design decision the team makes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_talent_machine_Apple_wants_to_stop\"><\/span>The talent machine Apple wants to stop<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At the heart of it are people. More than 400 former Apple employees now work at OpenAI, and the poaching did not stop when Apple\u2019s investigation began. As recently as June, OpenAI hired Apple\u2019s smart-glasses chief, Gurman reported.<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s complaint describes a \u201cchecklist that Tang put together\u201d, named for OpenAI hardware chief Tang Tan, to help new hires dodge Apple\u2019s exit security. It also quotes a departing engineer\u2019s colleague, Alyssa Peng, replying \u201cI\u2019m ready\u201d when asked to help pull files. Months later, she left for OpenAI too.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Apples_case_is_harder_than_it_looks\"><\/span>Why Apple\u2019s case is harder than it looks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Winning may be another matter. California does not enforce non-compete clauses, and it largely rejects the \u201cinevitable disclosure\u201d doctrine. So Apple cannot simply sue over the 400 departures, legal specialists told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/apple-lawsuit-openai-trade-secrets-what-smart-people-are-saying-2026-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Business Insider<\/a>. Every claim has to rest on conduct: retained devices, unauthorised access, coached evasion.<\/p>\n<p>The real exposure, several noted, is the supply chain. Apple alleges OpenAI had a shared manufacturing partner carry out a proprietary metal-finishing technique, misleading it into believing Apple had agreed. No employee needed to carry anything out of the door.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_IPO_under_a_cloud\"><\/span>An IPO under a cloud<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All of this lands as OpenAI heads for the public markets. Its valuation has run from about $29bn in 2023 to $852bn by April 2026. It has raised more than $180bn and, in the complaint\u2019s words, burns cash \u201cat a historic pace\u201d. The company already faces 42 state attorneys <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> and awkward questions after being leapfrogged by Anthropic.<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s suit, rooted in a soured ChatGPT-Siri partnership, is one more cloud over the listing.<\/p>\n<p>Apple, meanwhile, is pressing on with its own hardware roadmap and a fresh wave of AI wearables. OpenAI, for its part, says it has \u201cno interest in other companies\u2019 trade secrets\u201d. But whether or not Apple ever proves its case, it may already have won the thing that matters most: time.<\/p>\n<p>Every month OpenAI spends lawyering is a month it is not shipping the device meant to make the iPhone obsolete.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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