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- Apple vs. Psystar - It's not about money!
- Apple vs. Psystar - It's not about money!messagemaybe it's about the message maybe it's more about to know who was behind this. who was backing up psystar with money for the lawsuit. that's what apple wants to know.1984You know, I remember watching the first Macintosh ad back in 1984 about...
- Tags: Desktops, Psystar, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- Court allows Apple-Psystar case to resume
- Court allows Apple-Psystar case to resumeI wish the jealousy would just end...Well, Microsoft gets a cut from ordinary PC manufacturers for each machine sold as pretense for not allowing piracy. Apple's solution is to manage both the software and the hardware in such a way as to provide value that...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, Psystar, Apple Inc., OS X.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- Court allows Apple-Psystar case to resume
- Apple may not get any money out of Mac clone maker Psystar, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, but it can still get a ruling and, hopefully, a precedent that it can use against any other copycat Mac makers. An automatic stay of proceedings...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Psystar, Desktops, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- Psystar files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
- Psystar files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionPeople were skittish about buying...Whether because it was a clone brand in legal tussles already or because one couldn't do the usual product updates, or because it's a clone (Windows may be everywhere but, like it or not, the clone nature of PC hardware...
- Tags: Processors, Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Psystar
- Discussion threads 2009-05-26
- Psystar files for Chapter 11 (download petition); Owes IRS, credit card processors and DHL
- Psystar files for Chapter 11 download petition; Owes IRS, credit card processors and DHLThats a shameI would of loved to of seen how the legal battle played out.RE: Psystar files for Chapter 11 download petition; Owes IRS, credit cardPsyonara!Go Apple it's your BIRTHDAY!!!!When you play with the Bull.... expect the...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, Operating systems, processor, Psystar, Chapter 11, petition, Internal Revenue Service, credit card, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-26
- Psystar files for Chapter 11 (download petition); Blames economy, suppliers not Apple legal spat
-  Updated: Psystar, the unauthorized Mac clone maker, battling Apple in a California courtroom has filed for Chapter 11. The news, reported first by the Mac Observer from what I can tell, isn't that surprising. Psystar was under financial strain from trying to battle...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Financial, Petition, Courtroom, Creditor, Supplier, Apple Inc., Bankruptcy, Psystar, Debtor, Calls, Litigation, Personal Finance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Is Psystar planning a netbook?
- Is Psystar planning a netbook?P-pod MP3 playerWhatever happened to the P-pod MP3 player that Psystar was going to come out with? :-)RE: Is Psystar planning a netbook?If Apple blocks this attempt, they'd better hurry to fill this gap in the tiny-and-less-than-$600 space in the market themselves. My kids both have...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, OS-X Leopard, Psystar, netbook, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-07
- Is Psystar planning a netbook?
- Miami-based Apple clone maker Psystar may be planning to sell a netbook pre-configured with Mac OS X. A year after entering a headline-grabbing legal battle with Apple's legal department over its Mac-compatible Open Computer, Psystar is still selling its Macintosh clones pre-loaded with Mac OS X. ...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Netbook, Psystar, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-05-07
- PearC launches new line of Mac clones
- PearC launches new line of Mac clonesIdiots!These folks and PsyStar are idiots! Have you ever tried to replace the motherboard on a computer bought from Dell? SURPRISE!!! Their customized OEM version of XP checks to see whether it is running on a genuine Dell motherboard. If it...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, motherboard, computer, PearC, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Psystar, operating system, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-03
- Psystar releases new Mac clone, despite Apple lawsuit
- Psystar releases new Mac clone, despite Apple lawsuitPsystar sure is humiliating Jobs!!I bet Jobs is [b]fuming[/b] that Psystar [b]dares[/b] stand up to him! I guess that is why Jobs has unleashed his paid astroturfers in 3... 2... 1...:)Hey, Apple may yet convince Psystar to drop OS X with PWN2OWN result!Newsflash,...
- Tags: Operating systems, Web browsers, Psystar, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2009-03-18
- Psystar releases new Mac clone, despite Apple lawsuit
- Psystar, apparently still optimistic about its lawsuit with Apple, has announced another Mac clone computer. The company today introduced a $599 Mac clone desktop PC called Open(3). There's been great debate in the blogosphere about whether Apple's control over both software and hardware constitutes monopolistic behavior, despite...
- Tags: Lawsuit, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Psystar, Desktops, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-03-18
- Psystar's at it again!
- Psystar's at it again!RE: Psystar's at it again!Well, since the judge hasn't stopped them yet... I'd say they still have a business to run.The only thing that bothers me about the new computer is that the high end of the GPU options, isn't that great.This sounds like their version of...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Branding, Psystar, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-18
- Psystar's at it again!
- Being caught up in a fierce legal battle with Apple hasn't stopped a small Florida-based Mac clone maker called Psystar from coming out with updated fakey Macs. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Nvidia GeForce, GPU, Psystar, Serial ATA, Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Storage, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-03-18
- Apple and Psystar file joint motion to enter Stipulated Protective Order
- Apple and Psystar file joint motion to enter Stipulated Protective OrderApple might have something to hide, but Psystar?Psystar took a generic PC, used tools that are downloadable in the public domain (NOTE: I never said legally!) to enable OS X to be installed.What could they possibly claim to be their...
- Tags: Psystar, Apple Inc., Stipulated Protective Order
- Discussion threads 2009-03-05
- Psystar
- Psystar PsyStar - A win is a win for the short termAdrian,While I often find myself agreeing with you on most of your posts, I am going to disagree with you on that a win will cause harm to Psystar. You can not buy the marketing they have received...
- Tags: Operating systems, Pystar, Apple OS X, Apple Inc., Psystar, EULA, Apple Mac OS X, right-to-use
- Discussion threads 2009-02-18
- Psystar ... can this little company hope to defeat Apple?
- Does Psystar have a chance against Apple? A few months ago I would have said no, but now I'm not too sure. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, EULA, DMCA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Flipside, Desktops, Digital Media, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-02-18
- Psystar scores small but significant win against Apple
- Psystar scores small but significant win against AppleDer PC mit Mac OS Xhttps://www.pearc.de/In German Law, the Apple EULA is deemed invalid.German translation of pearc FAQ section:http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac/news/index.cfm?newsid=24856[b]A German company is offering Mac OS X clones built to order with OS X 10.5 pre-installed.The move is unlikely to win friends with Apple...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Psystar, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, German Law, Apple Mac OS
- Discussion threads 2009-02-09
- Psystar scores small but significant win against Apple
- Mac clone maker Psystar has scored a small but significant win in its seven-month legal battle with Apple. A federal judge has ruled that the small Florida-based clone-builder company can continue its countersuit against the Cupertino giant. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Counterclaim, Apple Inc., Psystar, Desktops, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-02-09
- Psystar offers another (weak) argument in Apple suit
- Psystar offers another weak argument in Apple suitPsystar: FailI think Psystar is going to lose this lawsuit. But I think Apple is going to end up losing even more.My understandingWas that Psystar bought *EVERY* copy of OS X it used at retail. Given that, first sale doctrine rules.After all,...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Psystar, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-01-15
- Psystar offers another (weak) argument in Apple suit
- The arguments get weaker and weaker every time Psystar tries to justify installing Mac OS X on non-Apple computers. And seeing how the courts keep kicking Psystar to the curb with its claims, you'd think that the Miami-based company would start thinking about throwing in the towel. But, nooooo. This...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-01-14

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