Tim Prepare dinner’s relationship with Twitter proprietor and billionaire Elon Musk has lengthy been contentious, as Musk has criticized Apple on all the things from the App Retailer to even taking jabs at Prepare dinner himself.
However in a brand new interview with GQ, Prepare dinner opened up concerning the duo’s relationship and supplied an evidence about why he takes conferences with the Tesla proprietor.
“I really feel very strongly about participating with individuals no matter whether or not they agree with you or not,” Prepare dinner instructed the publication. “I really assume it is much more essential to have interaction when there’s disagreement.”
Prepare dinner says he is used to assembly with individuals who do not share his viewpoint.
“I am used to being in a [room] with somebody who has a special view than I do,” Prepare dinner stated of his interactions with Musk throughout this week’s interview with GQ. “This isn’t a novel factor for me.”
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In terms of Musk, the pair’s viewpoints have been fairly far aside at instances. In November of final yr, Musk attacked Apple on Twitter by claiming that the tech behemoth had “threatened” to take away Twitter from the App Retailer however wouldn’t give a cause why.
Apple has additionally threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Retailer, however will not inform us why
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022
Musk adopted up with one other Tweet asking if Apple was in opposition to “free speech in America,” claiming that Apple had stopped most of its promoting on the platform.
Apple has largely stopped promoting on Twitter. Do they hate free speech in America?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022
Days after the Twitter fiasco, Musk went to tour Apple’s HQ in San Francisco alongside Prepare dinner, clearing as much as Twitter followers that he and Prepare dinner had buried the hatchet and that Twitter was set to stay within the App Retailer.
Good dialog. Amongst different issues, we resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter doubtlessly being faraway from the App Retailer. Tim was clear that Apple by no means thought-about doing so.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 30, 2022
“[My] philosophy is engagement,” Prepare dinner instructed GQ.
In 2021, there was even a rumor that Musk was attempting to interchange Prepare dinner as CEO of Apple, one thing Musk vehemently denied by way of Twitter on the time.
Prepare dinner & I’ve by no means spoken or written to one another ever.
There was some extent the place I requested to satisfy with Prepare dinner to speak about Apple shopping for Tesla. There have been no situations of acquisition proposed in anyway.
He refused to satisfy. Tesla was price about 6% of at the moment’s worth.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 30, 2021
Apple was up simply over 6.8% in a one-year interval as of Wednesday afternoon.
