Psystar tweaks Apple with new Mac clone
Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:18PM EDT
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Lawsuit? What lawsuit? Despite its ongoing legal feud with Apple, Mac cloner Psystar is forging ahead with its latest Mac OS X-compatible desktop, the $599 Open(3).
The new Open(3) is just the latest development in the twisty-turny Psystar saga, which first made headlines almost a year ago.
At first, skeptical bloggers wondered if Psystar wasn't just pulling a fast one with it's so-called "Open Computers," which come with Mac OS X pre-installed. But the start-up soon revealed its headquarters and began shipping out Mac clones to customers—and indeed, Psystar's "Open Computers" won solid (if not quite spectacular) reviews from sites like CNET.
After maintaining an ominous silence for several months, Apple finally unleashed a lawsuit against Psystar last summer for violating the Mac OS end-user license agreement. Since then, the two sides have fired a series of legal shots over each others' bows, but the real fireworks likely won't begin until this fall, when the trial of Apple v. Psystar is (finally) expected to begin, according to Ars Technica.
So, anyone game for a Mac OS X-powered Open(3), despite the legal storm that Psystar's facing?
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Psystar presses forward with another Mac clone [AppleInsider]
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2 Posted by nighteye19 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:38PM EDT Report Abuse
Apple has too much money and the American legal system is too corrupt. Sadly, Psystar doesn't stand a chance regardless if they are in the right or wrong.
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3 Posted by alan_r_cam on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:49PM EDT Report Abuse
Apple has too much money? Surely that makes them a bigger target- and a juicy payoff for the lawyers who beat them. In cash AND Kudos.
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4 Posted by damionkoger74 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:34PM EDT Report Abuse
Apple is better served to actually lose this case. If they lose then they will make more money because more of the software will be sold around the world. Just like Microsoft. If they win this case, then Microsoft can use this as an example and go back to bundles and re-build the near monopoly they had. It's Apple's best bet to lose this, because they don't have the money to compete with Microsoft's bankroll.
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5 Posted by la.rue777 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:55PM EDT Report Abuse
Just like Microsoft? That company is plodding along going nowhere. Mac OS is still a relatively small percentage of users so anyone not interested in buying a computer from them can go with Windows. Apple also in no way makes it difficult to add your own app onto the computer. The difference being that customers almost always enjoy using their software.
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1 Posted by kupriaa1 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:54PM EDT Report Abuse
i am curious to see this verdict. It doesnt seem so long ago when Microsoft was under fire for bundling software, lack of source code availability and other fixtures apple seems to be getting away with today. I am sure Microsoft is watching this very closely as is the world community.