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Report: Android creator Andy Rubin’s hardware startup lost $100M SoftBank investment due to Apple pressure

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<p>According to a report (https://www.wsj.com/articles/softbank-drops-100-million-investment-in-iphone-rival-1490023608) today out of The Wall Street Journal, SoftBank has pulled out of a deal to provide Essential with $100 million in funding. Essential reportedly (https://9to5google.com/2017/01/13/andy-rubin-smartphone-essential/) plans to launch a premium smartphone to go head-to-head with the iPhone, and was founded by the father of Android, Andy Rubin…</p>
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