{"id":242296,"date":"2023-07-31T08:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=300631"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:34:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:34:27","slug":"people-hate-elon-musks-x-so-much-they-pay-25000-dollars-not-to-have-it-on-their-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/people-hate-elon-musks-x-so-much-they-pay-25000-dollars-not-to-have-it-on-their-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"The $25,000 Opt-Out: Users Desperate to Avoid Elon Musk&#8217;s X on Their Mobile Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You know very well that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-true-meaning-of-the-x-symbol-of-elon-musks-new-twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter is now called X for a reason only known to Elon Musk<\/a>, and that simply means Android and iPhone owners will have to update the app if they want to continue using it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/dc4321da-9b2e-11e6-b8c8-00163ed833e7\/107793415\/twitter-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Twitter<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, iPhone models that still display the old Twitter logo with the blue bird are becoming collector&#8217;s items, as some of these devices are being sold for thousands of dollars on online stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>One particular version was sold for $25,000<\/strong>, and if you thought that was an exorbitant price, there have been occasions in the past where even higher amounts have been paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Twitter app transforming into X in real-time. <br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YPbs2MQSUc\">pic.twitter.com\/YPbs2MQSUc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pop Base (@PopBase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/1685756621010735104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pay an annual salary just for not seeing the Twitter X<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new changes in Twitter that rebrand it as X are starting to roll out to iPhone owners through an update provided by Apple&#8217;s App Store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While it would be prudent to experience these new changes and access the latest and greatest features (whether they are truly &#8220;better&#8221; remains to be seen), some people are refusing to move forward with the update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Twitter has officially updated to X for users with automatic app updates on. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oBJwn1PaQE\">pic.twitter.com\/oBJwn1PaQE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pop Base (@PopBase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/1685672119080988673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, they are taking advantage of this opportunity to list their iPhones on eBay, and with the old Twitter logo still intact, they are charging hefty sums of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In this instance, getting an old Twitter logo on an iPhone for $25,000<\/strong> might not be an outrageous request compared to previous cases, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/how-elon-musk-has-removed-the-twitter-account-of-a-user-after-18-years-to-keep-it-for-himself\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">but it does demonstrate the lack of affection people have for Elon Musk&#8217;s new X<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/iPhone-en-Ebay-Twitter-1024x457-1-1024x457.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/iPhone-en-Ebay-Twitter-1024x457-1-1024x457.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/iPhone-en-Ebay-Twitter-1024x457-1-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/iPhone-en-Ebay-Twitter-1024x457-1-768x343.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/iPhone-en-Ebay-Twitter-1024x457-1-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/iPhone-en-Ebay-Twitter-1024x457-1-150x67.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/iPhone-en-Ebay-Twitter-1024x457-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of writing, <strong>the mentioned listing for the iPhone 11 Pro Max has been removed from eBay<\/strong> &#8220;by the seller because there was an error in the listing. We are not sure if the same iPhone will be relisted, but we will keep our readers updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Other listings with the old Twitter logo are being sold for around $800 to $1,000<\/strong>, which seems like a much more reasonable price for a collector&#8217;s item rather than a necessity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It&#8217;s likely that the owners of these iPhones manually chose to avoid app updates on their devices<\/strong>, which is why the old Twitter logo is still present; otherwise, the new logo would display a large X on a black background.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Twitter\" 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