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Unlockd roadkill after flying too near Google

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Original article by Supratim Adhikari
The Australian – Page: 17 & 27 : 14-Jun-18

Australian mobile advertising technology group Unlockd was heavily reliant on Google’s app store and AdMob advertising platform. Right Click Capital partner Ben Chong says Unlockd’s descent into voluntary administration demonstrates the risks of a business model which is similar to that of Google itself. Unlockd had proposed an IPO that was tipped to raise around $A80m, and the start-up had previously attracted funding of more than $A60m from private investors.

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UNLOCKD PTY LTD, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, RIGHT CLICK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, McGRATH NICOL AND PARTNERS SERVICES PTY LTD

Unlockd falls to Google threat and enters administration

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Original article by Paul Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 : 13-Jun-18

Australian advertising technology group Unlockd has been placed in the hands of administrators from insolvency firm McGrath Nicol. Unlockd has attributed its descent into voluntary administration to the actions of Google, which has sought to ban Unlockd’s app from its Play Store and AdMob platforms. Courts in Australia and the UK have ruled in favour of Unlockd in its legal dispute with Google, which has been accused of engaging in "anti-competitive" conduct.

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UNLOCKD PTY LTD, McGRATH NICOL AND PARTNERS SERVICES PTY LTD, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA, HIGH COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES, MTV MUSIC TELEVISION, CITIBANK PTY LTD, CATCH-OF-THE-DAY.COM.AU

Unlockd pulls IPO following Google threat

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Original article by Paul Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 11 & 16 : 17-Apr-18

Mobile advertising start-up Unlockd has been forced to abandon plans for an IPO after Google advised that its app does not comply with its terms of use. Unlockd’s app, which works by giving smartphone users a discount on their bill in return for seeing ads and other content when they unlock their phone, only works on phones that use Google’s Android platform. Unlockd co-founder Matt Berriman notes that Google previously had no problems with its app, and its action appears to have been prompted by the proposed IPO.

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UNLOCKD PTY LTD, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, HIGH COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, UNITED STATES. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

iPad becomes Apple’s hard-to-take tablet

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Original article by John Davidson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 24-Jul-14

Apple’s iPad tablet computer is under competitive pressure as Samsung, Microsoft, Sony and Google are experiencing expanding sales of their products. Demand for iPads is so disappointing that Apple CEO Tim Cook decided not to include the device in a statement of quarterly sales for the three months to 28 June 2014. In contrast, sales of iPhones remain strong. The company sold 35 million iPhones in the second quarter of 2014, compared with 31.2 million in the previous corresponding period

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