Elon Musk ‘jokingly’ refers to Apple as ‘Tesla graveyard’ and says Steve Jobs was ‘kind of a jerk’ to him when they met at party

Elon Musk Don’t hold back when it comes to Apple. From calling the company a “Tesla graveyard” to criticizing its AI plans and reflecting on his unpleasant encounter with Steve Jobs, Musk’s comments make clear that the rivalry between these tech giants is personal, professional, and competitive.

In 2015, during an interview with German newspaper Handelsblatt, Musk mocked Apple’s hiring practices. Referring to its employment of former Tesla employees, he said:

“They hired people we fired. We always jokingly call Apple the ‘Tesla Graveyard.’ If it doesn’t work out at Tesla, it will Working at Apple. “I’m not kidding.”

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This came amid reports that Apple is working on its “Titan” electric vehicle project. Musk didn’t stop at hiring employees; He also doubted Apple’s ability to break into the automobile industry, saying: “Have you ever taken a look at an Apple Watch? No, it is good that Apple is moving and investing in this direction. But cars are very complex compared to phones or smart watches.” “You can’t go to a supplier like Foxconn and say, ‘Build me a car.'”

At the time, Apple declined to comment.

Musk’s criticism wasn’t just directed at Apple’s business strategies. In an interview with GQ magazine that same year, he recalled meeting Steve Jobs at a party before his death in 2011. The meeting was not what Musk had hoped for. “(The) time I met Steve Jobs, he was kind of an idiot,” Musk said.

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He later tried to mitigate his remark, explaining that his remark was based on “personal experience.” He added that Larry Pageone of the founders of Google, introduced him to Jobs several years ago and Jobs may not have known who he was at the time.

Fast forward to the present day, and Musk’s criticism of Apple has shifted to its approach to artificial intelligence. After Apple announced updates to Siri that included integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Musk expressed concerns about user privacy and security. Writing on his platform

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