Why Musk's 'X' will struggle to become a Chinese-style super-app

The X.com name dates back to 1999 when Musk wanted to create a financial superstore to disrupt banking. — Photo by Chris Delmas/AFP

PARIS: Elon Musk is rebranding his Twitter platform as "X" and wants to create a super-app where users will do all their finances as well as their socialising.

His inspiration is China's WeChat, which dominates the Chinese internet with chat, payments, games and a host of other functions in its walled garden.