Multi-billionaire Elon Musk tweeted today that if Apple and Google remove Twitter from their respective app stores, Musk will create an 'alternative phone.'
were to banish Twitter from the Android app storefront, Twitter could always end up in a third-party app store like Amazon's where it could be sideloaded by Android users.Sideloading an app on Android means downloading it from an app store other than the Play Store. Losing the App Store wouldn't even be a blow even if sideloading is not an option on iOS.
We'd imagine that if a Tesla phone is developed, Musk would create a mobile/wireless business unit for Tesla. But Elon is going to have to be careful how he approaches such a project. Keep in mind that his holdings in Tesla stock have cratered by 54% so far this year. Tesla stockholders might not take too kindly to Elon using Tesla's cash and name to prop up Twitter which is one of Musk's personal holdings.
Again, this is all conjecture at this point, especially since Twitter remains a listing in good standing in the App Store and the Play Store. Unless development plans for an alternative phone have already started, the process of building a new smartphone using a brand-new platform will take several years. So hopefully Mr. Musk doesn't expect to snap his fingers and see a new phone instantly become an iOS and Android competitor.
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