Psystar hires firm that hit Apple for $10m
Wacky Psystar has hired a Palo Alto law firm known for busting Apple for some big bucks, ChannelWeb reports.Apple is suing Psystar for its fun-time Mac clone computer.
Wacky Psystar has hired a Palo Alto law firm known for busting Apple for some big bucks, ChannelWeb reports.Apple is suing Psystar for its fun-time Mac clone computer.
The computer maker is making efforts to sell cut-rate Mac systems, but will leave end users to sort out software installation for themselves
Update as I was writing this post: So I just talked to a woman who answered the phone at Psystar. She said the company would post a statement on the website regarding all the questions regarding the company by tonight or tomorow.
To hear Psystar tell it, they can install MacOS on their own hardware, despits Apple's end user license agreement to the contrary, because said EULA is an illegal "monopoly.""What if Honda said that, after you buy their car, you could only drive it on the roads they said you could?
I received the following statement from Steven Goodrich, CEO and president of PowerPay, Psystar's former credit card processor:Psystar applied to PowerPay for a merchant account, which is vernacular for an account that allows businesses to accept credit cards for products/services.
Walk through the Psystar fiasco with me. Many things are confusing.
Responding to a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Apple last month, Mac clone maker Psystar said it will file a countersuit today, alleging that Apple engages in anti-competitive business practices.CNET reports that Miami-based Psystar will sue Apple under two federal laws that are intended to discourage monopolies.
Somewhere in the news coverage of Psystar's countersuit against Apple today, I was reminded of the car analogy I use to help friends and family understand how to buy a computer.Under the hood of a car, everything is the same.
A federal judge has tossed out a countersuit filed by Mac clone maker Psystar, which alleged that Apple was engaging in anticompetitive business practices by controlling both the hardware and software that makes up the Macintosh computer line. Psystar was given 20 days - until Dec.
Apple and Psystar, the companies who have sued and countersued each other over Psystar's Mac clone computers, have agreed to an "Alternative Dispute Resolution," according to The Mac Observer blog.It's unclear which side - or maybe even the judge - asked for the ADR process but the idea is that the two sides might be able to meet and work out a resolution in lieu of going to trial.