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- The potential fallout from Apple vs. Psystar
- The potential fallout from Apple vs. Psystaranticompetitive argumentThe problem with the anticompetitive argument is that the company engaging in the activity has to command a substantial share of the overall market. Apple doesn't even have 8% of the market. Also, Psystar never even tried to license Apple's intellectual...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Psystar, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- The potential fallout from Apple vs. Psystar
- It's easy to think that when it comes to Apple vs. Psystar, that it's going to be a case of David vs. Goliath, only thing time Goliath pounds David into the ground like a nail. But this case could be a catalyst for questions being raised about Apple's own business...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Open source should support Apple over Psystar
- Open source should support Apple over PsystarYou're offBSD and GPL are licensesEULA is a contractRE: Open source should support Apple over PsystarDon't get into this argument. "License not Contract" is a magical phrase used by Open Source 'backers' who want to rationalize the idea that using someone's code without permission...
- Tags: EULA, open source, Apple Inc., GPL, Joomla
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Apple wants Psystar to snatch back Mac clones from customers ... and other thoughts
- Apple wants Psystar to snatch back Mac clones from customers ... and other thoughtsWho else has a dog in the hunt?If the court says that part of Apple's EULA is unenforceable, when it's a part that's so essential to Apple's business model, then who else has questionable terms in their...
- Tags: Milton Bradley, EULA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Pystar
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Apple wants Psystar to snatch back Mac clones from customers ... and other thoughts
- The revelation yesterday that Apple had filed suit against the Florida-based Mac-clone outfit Psystar generated a lot of commentary and questions from readers. So much so that I've decided to try to cover some of them in this post. The bottom line is that Psystar's customers are...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Psystar's Thermopylae won't end Apple's clone nightmare
- Psystar's Thermopylae won't end Apple's clone nightmareRE: Psystar's Thermopylae won't end Apple's clone nightmareThe legal "Phalanx" is only one of several tools that Apple is heating in the furnace of hi-tech to fight the Cloners and maintain their iron grip on quality control of their hardware, which is their major...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar, hardware, Thermopylae, clone nightmare
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Psystar's Thermopylae won't end Apple's clone nightmare
- Apple may win the battle, but they'll lose the war, eventually. Well, that was predictable, really. A small startup in Florida decides to go make Mac clones, and surprise, surprise, Apple starts legal proceedings and unleashes the might of...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Virtualization, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Psystar.com offline ...
- Psystar.com offline ...It's dead, Jim.Nolo connecte.Psystar sold more than Apple clonesWhat would give Apple the right to terminate their entire web site because of one product they sell? If I object to something on Amazon's site do I have that same right?The Digg EffectntIt's up.I can get to it at...
- Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Psystar.com, Psystar, Apple Inc., IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded'
- Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded'Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded'Despite all this I'm still hoping for Psystar FTW! Low cost OS X machines could do a lot of good. Apple doesn't see the potential here to raise more revenue...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar, AppŁe
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- Apple to Psystar: See you in court
- Apple to Psystar: See you in courtPredictable......This was predictable everyone knew Apple was going to sue it was just a matter of when.I think Apple played this just right...If Psystar was just fly-by-night, why waste the time and energy? It would just risk bad press and make apple look heavy-handed....
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Litigation, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- Apple to Psystar: See you in court
- Fellow ZDNet blogger Adrian Kingsley-Hughes broke the story that Apple has finally had it up to here with the shenanigans of Mac cloner Psystar. By shenanigans I'm referring to the Florida company's practice of shipping its US$399 Intel clones with Mac OS 10.5 Leopard pre-installed in direct violation of Apple's...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Shenanigan, Apple Inc., Ina Fried, Psystar, Desktops, 3G, Hardware, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- The end of Mac clones: Apple sues Psystar
- Updated below: Apple has filed a lawsuit against Psystar, a Mac clone maker based in Florida. The lawsuit, which was flagged by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, is a little vague at the moment. The complaint isn't available electronically, but documents reveal that Apple filed its suit on July 3...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Psystar, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- The end of Mac clones: Apple sues Psystar
- The end of Mac clones: Apple sues PsystarfinallyI was wondering what was taking Apple so long to respond. I mean why Psystar even did this cloning. They don't know about infringements, or that they can get in trouble? Weird.The end of Mac clones: Apple sues PsystarI hope Psystar pulls a...
- Tags: Desktops, Virtualization Technology, Apple Products, Psystar, Apple Inc., Mac-clone, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- Confirmed: Apple files suit against Psystar
- Confirmed: Apple files suit against PsystarThis may end the US based Mac clonesBut it is a big, big world and other countries don't honor the US's laws. I would not be feeling to secure about my overseas markets if I was Apple.Adrian, the hater of PsystarHe seems to have a...
- Tags: Psystar, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- Daily Debrief: The stealthy Apple clone
- It runs Apple's Mac OS X Leopard, but doesn't look anything like an Apple computer and certainly doesn't come with an Apple price tag. On Monday's edition of the Daily Debrief, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi and Tom Krazit discuss Psystar's open computer and how in the world the real Apple...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Productivity, Software, News, apple, open computer, psystar, os x
- Videos 2008-06-23
- Week in review: Psystar and the Mac minions
- Week in review: Psystar and the Mac minionsTables have turned, eh?What made them think they can do something over copyright laws on Apple? They probably thought that they would of made enough money to counter when sued by the time a lawsuit was implemented to only to lose it all...
- Tags: Desktops, Psystar, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-06-08
- Psystar offers 10.5.3 update for Open Computers
- Psystar offers 10.5.3 update for Open ComputersAre they still 'alive'?Better 'grab' it before the mother ship closes down the shop!With install instructions like this,Where is the recommendation to make a backup? They need to release or recommend a good backup utility. Their site was down so I couldn't check this...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Open Computers, Psystar, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-06-05
- Psystar offering new chassis; automatic software updates; $299 OpenLite
- Psystar offering new chassis; automatic software updates; $299 OpenLiteSoftware UpdatesSo, now that they have apparently solved the software updates issue. This machine is now much nicer looking as a cheaper alternative. Tempted to get one now.
- Tags: software update, OpenLite, Psystar, software
- Discussion threads 2008-05-28
- Psystar offering new chassis; automatic software updates; $299 OpenLite
- In an email to customers Mac cloner Psystar is promoting new features of their updated Open Computer, including New V2 chassis, virtually silent, studier steel construction, and tool-less to boot! 4 Day > build/ship time OpenPack cumulative service update--including all previous fixes as...
- Tags: Chassis, Software Update, Psystar, Linux, Desktops, Patches, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Management, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- Psystar offers 13 non-Apple Software Updates
- Psystar offers 13 non-Apple Software UpdatesPsystar a Mac Cloner?It is common to label the Psystar Open PC a Mac clone. But this labeling has no justification what so ever. Psystar did not copy proprietary Apple hardware. As long as apple used Motorola and Risc Power PC CPUs it had its...
- Tags: Desktops, Patches, software, Here Psystar, Psystar, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-21
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