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Psystar backed by a larger company, at least that’s what Apple thinks

Apple has requested an amendment to its complaint against Psystar, the makers of the Open Mac, a non-Apple manufactured computer than runs Leopard. Apple claims that someone—who at this time is unknown—is behind Psystar.

Judge dismisses Psystar’s counterclaim

As Apple and Psystar continue to duke it out over the sales of non-Apple computers running Mac OS X, Psystar recently filled a counterclaim saying that Apple was violating anti-trust laws in its exclusivity regarding which computers can run their operating systems. A California judge has dismissed the counterclaim. Psystar’s counterclaim stated that Apple’s exclusivity more »

Psystar goes even lower than Microsoft’s Mojave Experiment

A few months ago, I wrote a piece on Microsoft’s Mojave Experiment. The piece had little, if any, good to say about the ads. They were full of misleading ideas, research, and numbers. But they look perfectly angelic in light of Psystar’s recent ad push.

You remember Psystar, right? The company that makes Mac clones that was sued by Apple and is now settling out of court? Well, until they’re shut down, it appears they are going full force. Yesterday, I saw the very first ad for Psystar on YouTube. With the headline “Why buy a used Apple? Experience Mac OS X for less,” I just had to see the case they made for this.

The page the ad took me to was sad to see…

Psystar not just defending, they’re fighting back!

Psystar, the company that wouldn’t die, hasn’t just responded to Apple’s cease and desist with a defense. Oh, no it hasn’t. Psystar announced today that it will be suing Apple, citing that old, battered, anti-trust card. Bets on who will win?

The opponents weigh in after the break.

Psystar “definitely still shipping” its Mac clones.

On Wednesday, Psystar, the company now famous for cheap Mac clones, posted a note to its website stating that even during its ongoing lawsuit from Apple, it will still be shipping Open Computers.

Details after the break.

Psystar Breakdown: From Announcement to Video Proof

With so much mayhem surrounding Psystar, the company that announced last week the availability of what are essentially Mac clones, I thought it a good idea to give an easy-reader breakdown of all the fuss.

It all started April 14th, when Psystar came out of nowhere claiming to be selling OpenMac computers, essentially really cheap Macs. The internet erupted with questions over the legality of it all. Someone named Robert then came forward and said that Psystar would challenge Apple’s license agreement in court. Then an official spokesperson from Psystar denied that Robert spoke for the company. The company’s website went down due to heavy traffic, adding to the pandemonium. Many assumed Psystar was a hoax or scam and had been taken down.

Update: Psystar to Resist Apple EULA

Earlier this week I blogged about the Psystar OpenMac, a computer claiming to run Leopard. This, of course, violates Apple’s End User License Agreement (EULA), as Macintosh computers are the only computers licensed by Apple to run Leopard. In an interview with MacRumors, Psystar employee “Robert” says that making Leopard only run on Macs was more »