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OpenAI vs. Apple: The 'Getting This Wrong' Blog Post

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Marques covers OpenAI's remarkable response to Apple's trade secret lawsuit: a public blog post called 'Apple is Getting This Wrong' that publishes reconstructed iMessage conversations styled to look like screenshots (but built in HTML), showing Apple's lawyers emailed the wrong person, confused two employees with similar last names, falsely claimed a conversation with OpenAI's general counsel that never happened, and then went silent for five months before filing suit. Andrew notices the iMessages are suspiciously formatted as blue bubbles even though it appears to be an iPhone-to-Android conversation, suggesting the visual presentation was built rather than screenshotted. The hosts are unanimous: publishing active litigation details in a public blog post is something companies almost never do, and OpenAI's willingness to do so signals either extreme confidence or an aggressive PR strategy to control the narrative before the case reaches court.

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OpenAI Published iMessage Screenshots to Fight Apple's Lawsuit

Your Luxury Car Now Has Ads! · Aug 7, 2026 Technology

OpenAI published a blog post titled 'Apple is Getting This Wrong,' complete with reconstructed iMessage conversations showing Apple's lawyers emailed the wrong person and misrepresented conversations. Publishing details of active litigation in a public blog is almost never done — which is why it's striking.

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