SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said that he will produce "alternative" smartphones to compete with Apple and Android devices, if the micro-blogging platform gets removed from the application stores.
It all started when a user tweeted, "If Apple & Google boot Twitter from their app stores, @elonmusk should produce his own smartphone. Half the country would happily ditch the biased, snooping iPhone & Android. The man builds rockets to Mars, a silly little smartphone should be easy, right?"
Musk replied: "I certainly hope it does not come to that, but, yes, if there is no other choice, I will make an alternative phone."
Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk's post.
While one commented, "I bet he will revolutionise the smartphones, " another said, "I feel somehow like this plan is already in the works."
Meanwhile, Twitter CEO on Friday said the micro-blogging platform would tentatively relaunch 'Verified' service on Friday next week and all verified accounts will be "manually authenticated before check activates".
Musk had earlier paused its $8 Blue subscription service with verification after it faced chaos on the platform as fake accounts with blue badge impersonated real accounts after paying $8, saying it will relaunch it from November 29 -- this time more "rock solid".