AppChat launch will happen – Holdsworth

Speaking to HumanIPO, Holdsworth confirmed AppChat will be launched on the conclusion of the legal proceedings with Reunert and will have a revolutionary impact on the telecoms market, though the company has been “severely impacted” by the legal proceedings.

“Not only will we launch, but when we do, we will change the Telco landscape in this market forever, it will never look the same again. Our strategy is reduce the overall cost of telecommunications by as much as 80 per cent,” Holdsworth reveals.

However, the road to launch has been riddled with obstacles placed in the AppChat founder’s path. In particular, Holdsworth has faced an onslaught from Reunert, the new owner of Nashua ECN, which Holdsworth used to head up as chief executive officer.

“My reputation has been damaged by Reunert’s untrue allegations and AppChat has been placed in a very difficult if not impossible position. Startups are very difficult at the best of times, most fail without having to deal with the problems we face on a daily basis,” he said.

Reunert has been mobilising all of their resources to ensure AppChat does not succeed, he added.

“Reunert are very litigious, have huge financial resources and a large and aggressive legal team who work very hard to make our lives as difficult as possible,” he said.

“Ultimately they will not rest until they have shut AppChat down and had me thrown into prison for contempt of court. These guys are utterly ruthless and have adopted a win at all costs approach. I tried to settle but they refused. It really is a case of fight or die.”  

Holdsworth has recently brought new claims against Reunert for the purposeful deception of the court by constructing lies, which he says he can prove through new “smoking gun” evidence leaked to him by a Nashua ECN insider.  

The High Court of North Gauteng has also granted Holdsworth leave to appeal a previous ruling against him.