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While some say Psystar has a shot at winning the ongoing legal battle it’s engaged in with Apple, there’s at least one aspect that acts as a big bump in the company’s road to victory – Apple’s claim that it is offering a complete product by selling Macintosh computers with Mac OS X. Psys... |
11 November 2009
06:23 GMT |
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In an effort to at least continue selling PCs with Snow Leopard as it tries to fend off Apple for the Leopard suit spawned last year, Florida-based Mac cloner Psystar has asked the judge handling its dispute with the Mac maker to rule in favor of its allegedly legit business. The people at Macworld excerpted a story... |
3 November 2009
04:01 GMT |
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Psystar has announced the release of Rebel EFI, its new software hack that enables users of any PC with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem processor to install modern operating systems, including Mac OS X Snow Leopard. “Psystar Corporation will begin selling the software it uses to run OS X S... |
23 October 2009
10:22 GMT |
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In a surprising turn of events, Psystar Corp. has announced its own OEM Licensing Program under which Psystar will begin certifying manufacturer's hardware to allow the licensing of its new virtualization technology. Those choosing to participate in the Licensing Program will render their systems Mac OS X-compat... |
6 October 2009
06:57 GMT |
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Psystar's official blog now reveals that the Mac cloner is already taking orders for Open Computers with OS X 10.6 pre-installed. Psystar is involved in a legal battle with Apple over copyright claims, as Apple’s EULA explicitly states that no systems except for Apple-branded computers may run Mac OS X. &... |
3 September 2009
11:02 GMT |
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By filing a motion found to be completely baseless, Judge Alsup ordered Florida-based Mac clone maker Psystar to pay Apple $5,000 in attorneys' fees, Edible Apple reports. But even now, walking on ice that’s thinner than ever, Psystar continues to introduce new systems pre-installed with Leopard, in what l... |
27 August 2009
04:20 GMT |
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New information is available regarding the legal battle between Apple Inc. and Florida-based Mac cloner Psystar. Reportedly, Apple has filed a new document alleging Psystar erased crucial evidence, thus violating federal rules and a court order. The trial is scheduled to start on January 11, 2010. "Defendant, Psysta... |
17 August 2009
10:13 GMT |
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As it continues fighting Apple in court, the now-famous Florida-based Mac cloner known as Psystar has introduced a new consumer-grade Open-computer model called the Open(Q). Starting at just $699.99, the tower comes with Mac OS X Leopard v10.5 (Leopard) preinstalled, a 2.33 GHz Core2Quad Q8200 processor, 4GB of DDR2 ... |
6 August 2009
05:44 GMT |
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Psystar, the Florida-based computer vendor that is legally entangled with Apple over copyright claims, has emerged from Chapter 11 (bankrupcy protection) with a new computer capable of running Mac OS X. The Open7 reportedly brings together Apple’s elusive OS and Intel’s Nehalem Xeon architecture. “... |
7 July 2009
07:38 GMT |
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Since it started in April 2008 with the launch of the Open Mac (later renamed as the Open Computer) by Psystar Corporation, the Mac clone phenomenon has gathered momentum and now we can witness a global scale move towards migrating OS X to non Apple labeled machines. The Psystar saga continued during the last year an... |
1 June 2009
12:11 GMT |
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Reports are flying in saying Psystar has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection through a federal court in Florida. The move will allow the Mac cloner to breath in and out for a while as Apple seeks to destroy its business for breaking the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Mac OS X Leopard EULA. The news c... |
27 May 2009
04:05 GMT |
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In what seems like a surprise move from the already famous maker of Mac clones, Psystar has recently introduced a new computer, which, interestingly, isn't capable of running Mac OS X. Psystar has made a name for itself just because it provided (and still provides) regular computers that are modified to run Appl... |
8 April 2009
04:26 GMT |
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Psystar, which is currently facing legal fire from Apple, trusts its lawyers to handle the court filings as it continues developing and selling ever more affordable and higher-specced Mac clones. The latest advertised model, the Open (3) Computer, is the company's newest PC modified to run Mac OS X. The system c... |
18 March 2009
10:58 GMT |
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World of Apple has posted an Order Approving Stipulated Protective Order Subject to Stated Conditions signed by none other than Judge Alsup, reviewing the legal battle between Apple and Psystar. On Tuesday, March 3, 2009, the Judge sua sponte added conditions/restrictions to the request of the parties, outlining seve... |
4 March 2009
05:41 GMT |
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Apple and Psystar seek to restrict access to certain trade secrets and software code in order to avoid any information leaks as they approach the discovery process that will precede a formal trial. The material in question may consist of documents, software code, interrogatories, deposition testimony, and other infor... |
2 March 2009
05:33 GMT |
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World of Apple claims to have heard from its sources close with Psystar that Apple and the Mac cloner met for non-binding court-ordered mediation and, not surprisingly, didn't settle. Softpedia recently reported that a federal judge had allowed Psystar Corp. to continue its countersuit against Apple Inc., giving... |
23 February 2009
05:35 GMT |
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We recently reported that a federal judge had allowed Psystar Corp. to continue its countersuit against Apple Inc., giving the Mac clone maker its first win in a seven-month-old battle with Apple. Towards the end of last week, Psystar filed an amended complaint saying Apple had misused copyrights by preventing Mac OS... |
16 February 2009
06:15 GMT |
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Similar to a fighting video game scenario, Psystar has won its first round in the legal battle with Apple. Inc. Psystar is now being offered the possibility to continue its countersuit against the original Mac maker. The judge allegedly hinted that others like Psystar might also be allowed to sell regular PCs with Le... |
9 February 2009
05:56 GMT |
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In its ongoing battle with Apple, Florida-based Mac cloner Psystar has added new claims presented to a federal judge last week. Psystar is invoking the concept of first sale, recognized more than 100 years ago. Psystar is arguing that, because it legally purchased its Mac OS X copies from Apple and authorized reselle... |
15 January 2009
03:11 GMT |
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Psystar's latest court filings show that the company specializing in Mac clones now thinks Apple is abusing copyright laws and locking Mac OS X to its hardware with code that prevents non-Apple machines from booting properly. Within the framework of Psystar's revamped countersuit, the Mac cloner alleges tha... |
15 December 2008
05:45 GMT |
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Florida's now-famous Mac cloner, Psystar, has dropped some of its anti-competitive claims against Apple, but only to make several new assertions, sources are reporting.Psystar's most recent filing, which must first be granted hearing by a Northern District of California court judge, specifically omits the C... |
10 December 2008
05:37 GMT |
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Word on the web has it that Psystar's EULA (that's right, they have one) is all you need to convince yourself that the Mac cloner is a phony all the way. The company doesn't actually want to free the world of proprietary software (you didn't honestly think that was true, did you?), but just needs ... |
5 December 2008
04:25 GMT |
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After filing (and being granted) a motion to amend its complaint adding a claim of violation of the DMCA, Apple is charging Psystar with ever more claims. The company now believes that there are corporations and/or individuals behind Psystar. An excerpt from the latest court filings, available courtesy of Groklaw, r... |
4 December 2008
04:27 GMT |
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Reportedly, Apple has just learned that Psystar Corp. broke the anti-piracy defenses that Apple uses to lock OS X to its Macs. According to the updated filing dating Nov. 26, Psystar violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by dodging copy-protection technologies employed by Apple to tie OS X to its... |
1 December 2008
05:44 GMT |
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Judge William Alsup of the U.S. Federal Court for the Northern District of California dismissed Psystar's counterclaims against Apple alleging that the Cupertino-based Mac maker engages in anticompetitive practices to prevent companies from selling computers that run Mac OS X. Court documents spotted by AppleIn... |
21 November 2008
05:57 GMT |
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While Apple and Psystar are trying to reach a settlement behind closed doors, the latter continues to sell its Open stuff, having just added new powerful Mac clones to its portfolio. The new Open Computers from Psystar are now shipping, and can be ordered with built-in Blu-ray and NVIDIA 9800 GT graphics cards.&ldquo... |
29 October 2008
05:47 GMT |
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Apple and Psystar have agreed to take their legal dispute to a place where few can see and hear what the two companies are discussing. Sources inform that the duo have adopted the alternative-dispute-resolution (ADR) process, as a dispute method.The Mac Observer reveals that Apple and Mac-cloner Psystar are pursuing ... |
20 October 2008
06:44 GMT |
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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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