Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI may complicate both the hardware push and the IPO

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TechCrunch's Equity episode from July 19 debates whether Apple's suit casts a shadow over OpenAI's widely-reported hardware ambitions and its public-offering timeline. The argument is that hardware and IPO risk compound: litigation overhang is far more expensive during an S-1 process than in private. Worth tracking given how much of OpenAI's 2026 narrative depends on a device launch.