xAI dismisses its Apple claims, with no terms disclosed and the OpenAI case still live
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xAI dropping its Apple antitrust claims while keeping its case against OpenAI — in a world where the DMA treats virtual assistants as core platforms — underscores how assistants are becoming contested distribution rails. If you build on top of any assistant ecosystem, assume the legal ground is shifting and avoid single-assistant dependency in your roadmap.
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