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Apple is not lowering its guard in the legal dispute with Miami-based Mac cloner, Psystar. A 23-page motion that dismisses Psystar’s antitrust claims has been filed by Apple, which has decided not to issue a response to the company's counterclaim.Psystar first started making profits using Apple's OS w... |
2 October 2008
02:58 GMT |
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Apple and Psystar have agreed to extend the period of time in which Apple has to respond to Psystar's Counterclaims, filed on August 28, 2008, until September 30, 2008. Apple too granted Psystar not one, but two such response extensions in the past months, since the Cupertino-based Mac maker filed its original s... |
17 September 2008
05:52 GMT |
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Miami-based Psystar, owned by Rudy Pedraza, is suing Apple under two federal laws aimed at discouraging monopolies and cartels, the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act. The suit alleges Apple is tying the Mac OS to its own hardware, therefore engaging into "an anticompetitive restrain of trade," accor... |
28 August 2008
05:22 GMT |
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Open Tech managed to make a few headlines by selling open-computers that can run OS X Leopard. Unlike Psystar, however, these guys have been in business for less than a month and are now selling the company, which includes the name, the website, the trade secrets and more, all for just 50 grand, via PayPal even."The ... |
26 August 2008
17:11 GMT |
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The Florida-based Mac-cloner known as Psystar, who has already drawn some attention onto itself within the last three months, has missed the second deadline to formally respond to Apple's charges. Despite being cornered by Apple, the company is still selling its OpenComputers, even issuing Mac OS X Leopard resto... |
20 August 2008
05:01 GMT |
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Three attorneys at Carr & Ferrell are listed on the Monday filing that extends Psystar Corp.'s deadline to respond to Apple's lawsuit, Computerworld is reporting. According to the same report, Colby Springer, Christine Watson and Robert Yorio (partner at the firm) have previously beaten Apple in court.It ha... |
31 July 2008
06:14 GMT |
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InformationWeek is reporting that Apple's attorneys will meet with Psystar's legal representatives in October. Apple had a few extra requests to make, such as wanting the suit placed before a regular district court judge, not a magistrate judge."Attorneys for Apple and Mac clone maker Psystar will meet for ... |
25 July 2008
06:32 GMT |
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Last week, news broke out that Apple was suing Psystar for copyright infringement, over the latter's Mac clones which ran modified versions of Mac OS X Leopard. Internet real estate sites reveal now that the building that houses Psystar is up for sale."If Mac clone maker Psystar manages to survive what's su... |
21 July 2008
06:44 GMT |
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Out of all the claims Apple has put on paper when filing the much awaited suit against the Florida-based Mac cloners, one in particular stands out as quite unusual. Besides accusing Psystar of Copyright infringement, Contributory and induced copyright infringement, Trade dress infringement, Trademark dilution and mor... |
17 July 2008
04:32 GMT |
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For months, Apple has disappointingly taken no action against the bold, Florida-based Mac cloner going by the name of Psystar, that ships regular PCs equipped with Apple's OS X Leopard. The company went as far as messing around with Apple's Extensible Firmware Interface, which directly violates the latter&#... |
16 July 2008
05:18 GMT |
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Since Apple isn't doing anything about Mac cloner Psystar, the Florida based copy-cats have decided to roll out their own version of Apple Inc.'s 1U rackmount server computers. Psystar's OpenServ Computers start at $1,600 and all run on the server operating systems associated with the company's Op... |
23 June 2008
05:25 GMT |
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Miami, Florida-based Psystar, the controversial company that got the attention of every tech website out there last month, has issued updates to its Mac clone users, in what seems to be yet another illegal move to which Apple isn't responding in any way. Macworld notes that the updates appear to be direct replic... |
22 May 2008
03:50 GMT |
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Tired of Psystar news? OK then, why don't we talk about this fellow who is selling "non Apple Mac OS X" systems that come "pre-loaded with genuine Mac OS X 10.5" on eBay. OK, so it's Mac Clones Strike Again... again, but hey, at least the name of the "provider" name is not Psystar."A seller by the name of &... |
8 May 2008
02:44 GMT |
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Literally, Psystar is "bad news". I don't recall reading anything positive about the Miami-based company (if they're even based there) and its Mac clones. MacsimumNews is reporting that George Giftos got a very unsatisfying answer from the company (via email) regarding the installation of Leopard, the lack ... |
5 May 2008
09:48 GMT |
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Proof that Psystar's Open Computer is a natural at running Leopard comes from a guy named Patrick (Whiskeyfrown), who is currently using Mac OS X 10.5 on his machine. He taped the booting process and yes, the Open Computer works as intended. He was also extra careful to show that the video is legit. Read on for ... |
30 April 2008
10:58 GMT |
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Apple high-ups must be dancing in their offices reading this. Well, not that they were afraid Psystar was going to steal away their customers but no one needs more competition. A MacFixIt reader has revealed that Psystar "doesn't support customers attempting to install the Leopard operating system on [their] Ope... |
25 April 2008
18:51 GMT |
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Endless controversy has surrounded Miami-based (or so they say) Mac clone maker Psystar who, most recently, has decided to prove it can deliver while it is not yet known exactly how legal their installing Leopard on third party hardware is, the YouTube video Psystar has recently posted confirms that it has the abilit... |
25 April 2008
03:30 GMT |
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Upon learning that its credit card payment processor had terminated its account, Psystar has employed another "high volume payment processor," sources inform, thus enabling the Miami based Mac clone makers to get back on track with their orders. "Orders placed the week of April 7th are currently being shipped," Psyst... |
22 April 2008
03:53 GMT |
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Computerworld is reporting the most predictable piece of news we could read this time of day. Psystar, the bold Miami folks responsible for creating lots of waves last week, have apparently and reportedly been "terminated" by a credit card payment processor.Of course, it's not Psystar themselves that got termina... |
21 April 2008
16:41 GMT |
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You know Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak right? He's the only Apple employee entitled to badmouth the company's products. Give this piece a quick look, you'll see what I mean. Most recently, folks at ars technica got the chance to chat with Woz. The man shares Apple's concerns with Psystar's M... |
17 April 2008
17:41 GMT |
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By now you must be quite familiar with Psystar's Open Computer (if not, click here) formerly known as the OpenMac, a system that violates Apple's EULA (end user license agreement) for coming pre-installed with Leopard at the buyer's request. Psystar has started making pretty big waves with its cheap Ma... |
16 April 2008
04:58 GMT |
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Yesterday, Psystar was announcing the availability of its OpenMac system. The computer, available immediately for 400 bucks, is said to run Leopard just like Apple's Macs, becoming an attractive alternative to Apple's far more expensive systems (the system competes directly with Apple's $800 Mac mini, ... |
15 April 2008
04:24 GMT |
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Psystar, a Miami-based consulting company, is showing off a $399 computer called "OpenMac." They say it is able to run Leopard like any real Mac would, only it is built from standard PC-parts and goes for a mere $399. Sounds quite attractive for folks looking to move to the Mac but can't afford the purchase of a... |
14 April 2008
06:18 GMT |
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