14 DAY TRIAL // The changes that Elon Musk made to Twitter after taking over control of the company have been controversial, to say the least.
Most recently, Musk ran a poll to decide if Donald Trump should be allowed to return to Twitter, with the ban on the former President’s account eventually removed – worth knowing, however, is that Trump hasn’t tweeted since the ban was removed.
At the end of the day, however, all these changes have produced an avalanche of criticism against Musk and Twitter, with some people going as far as calling for Google and Apple to remove the official app from the two stores.
Musk says he’s ready to compete against Google and Apple
While neither Google nor Apple commented on such an idea, it looks like the new owner of Twitter is fully prepared for a world without Android and iOS. In a post on Twitter, Musk says he’s ready to create his own alternative phone that would serve as a replacement to Android devise and iPhones if the application is indeed banned on the two app stores.
“I certainly hope it does not come to that, but, yes, if there is no other choice, I will make an alternative phone,” he said.
The idea of a Tesla phone isn’t necessarily new, but worth knowing is that this time, Musk would create a smartphone not necessarily for Tesla but for Twitter. This means the new Twitter owner could kill two birds with one stone, though some people believe Musk should launch an alternative device even if Twitter remains on the two app stores.
For now, however, there’s no indication Twitter would get booted from the app stores, so Musk’s iPhone rival is necessarily as close as some people want it to be. Or at least, not right now.