# Mark Gurman

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Real Alpha has cut 3 moments of Mark Gurman (Managing editor of consumer technology & chief correspondent for Apple, Bloomberg) talking, from an interview on TBPN published Jul 13, 2026.

- Role: Managing editor of consumer technology & chief correspondent for Apple, Bloomberg
- About: Broke news on major Apple hardware, software releases and initiatives, and writes Bloomberg’s Power On column.
- On X: https://x.com/markgurman

## What Mark Gurman said

- [Apple’s lawsuit may slow OpenAI before it reaches court](https://realalpha.app/s/apples-lawsuit-may-slow-openai-before-it-reaches-court/)
  TBPN · Jul 13, 2026 · 8 min
  > “I don't think the courtroom timeline really matters. I mean, it matters to some extent, but the bigger picture already happened.” — Mark Gurman · [2:00:24](https://realalpha.app/v/pOjrLPEMPSg/?t=7224)
- [OpenAI held a stake in IO before acquiring it](https://realalpha.app/s/openai-held-a-stake-in-io-before-acquiring-it/)
  TBPN · Jul 13, 2026 · 4 min
  > “OpenAI already owned 25% of IO, if I remember correctly, for a year or maybe more before the acquisition of OpenAI buying IO was announced.” — Mark Gurman · [2:08:52](https://realalpha.app/v/pOjrLPEMPSg/?t=7732)
- [Apple plans to pass memory costs on to iPhone buyers](https://realalpha.app/s/apple-plans-to-pass-memory-costs-on-to-iphone-buyers/)
  TBPN · Jul 13, 2026 · 3 min
  > “Everything I'm told is that the cost to build because of the memory makes these phones $150 to $200 more expensive a unit.” — Mark Gurman · [2:10:32](https://realalpha.app/v/pOjrLPEMPSg/?t=7832)

## The episode

- [Apple vs OpenAI, Mustard Controversy, Mark Gurman, Alexis Ohanian, & Morgan Housel Join](https://realalpha.app/v/pOjrLPEMPSg/) · TBPN · Jul 13, 2026