Psystar
15 Stories
How attractive is a US$399 Mac clone?
News Apple's current pricing strategy may encourage buyers in the Asia-Pacific region to turn away from Mac-cloned machines, says an IDC analyst.
Tags: Mac OS, Desktops, Apple Inc., EULA, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, phone, hard drive, Apple Intel Mac Mini, U.S.
Mac-clone company offers custom updates
News Psystar has begun distributing Apple's own updates, as well as bug fixes, to tweak Mac OS X running on generic hardware.
Tags: Security, Mac OS, Personal Computers, Price optimization, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, DHCP, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, software
Cheap Mac clone draws angry response
News Florida-based Psystar, the company advertising a Mac-compatible system, has attracted criticism from the hackers who created the underlying software.
Tags: Mac OS
Lessons from Apple-Psystar battle
News Apple has long been one of the staunchest defenders of intellectual property. Psystar would have done well to brush up on its Steve Jobs history.
Tags: Copyright, Lawsuits, Apple Inc., Power Computing Corp., Computer, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Florida, founder, Psystar
Judge rules for Apple in Psystar case
News Summary judgment states that Psystar's creation of Mac clones that run Mac OS X violate "Apple's exclusive reproduction right, distribution right, and right to create derivative works".
Tags: Personal Computers, Business development/management, Apple Inc., Operating System, William Alsup, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Judge, Adobe PDF
A year on, Psystar still defying Apple
News Psystar rocked the Mac world a year ago by selling Open Computers with Mac OS preinstalled. The legal war with Apple is well underway, but it's otherwise business as usual for Psystar.
Tags: PC security, Mac OS, Copyright, Antitrust, Lawsuits, Patents, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Sales
Psystar adds new Mac OS desktop
News Apple's least favorite clone maker has a new desktop out that comes with Mac OS X preinstalled for US$599.
Tags: Desktops, Copyright, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, operating system, Notebook, Intel Core 2 Duo, processor
Psystar bankruptcy protection filing could minimize Apple suit
News Essentially, filing has pressed the fast-forward button on the copyright proceedings and minimized what it could owe Apple.
Tags: Mac OS, Personal Computers, Lawsuits, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Bankruptcy, bankruptcy protection, Northern California, Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Apple, Psystar agree to dispute resolution process
News The two companies have agreed to pursue a mediated settlement process before resorting to a trial, which could keep the eventual outcome of the case under seal.
Tags: Mac OS, Personal Computers, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, operating system, Computer, antitrust
Psystar antitrust claim against Apple dismissed
News Mac clone maker Psystar's best hope of emerging as a winner in its legal dispute with Apple is dealt a severe blow by a federal judge.
Tags: Lawsuits, Antitrust, Mac OS, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, operating system, Computer, Judge
Mac clone maker to countersue Apple
News The maker of Mac clones says it plans to sue Apple under two federal laws designed to discourage monopolies and cartels.
Tags: Mac OS, Personal Computers, Lawsuits, Apple Inc., Mobile, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, operating system, Notebook, payment processing
Psystar planning Mac OS-based notebook
News Mac clone maker Psystar has confirmed it is working on a notebook that will run Mac OS, although the timing of that release remains unclear.
Tags: Mac OS, Notebooks and tablets, Apple Inc., Asia, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, operating system, Notebook, CNET Networks Inc.
Apple sues Mac clone maker Psystar
News The suit was filed July 3 in federal court. The real question, what took Apple's lawyers this long to take action.
Tags: Personal Computers, Desktops, Lawsuits, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, operating system, intellectual property, payment, blog
Mac clone company silent on court risk
News Psystar is currently selling Open Computers with Apple's Mac OS X Leopard preinstalled, in what appears to be a clear violation of Apple's software license agreement.
Tags: Mac OS, Lawsuits, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Computer, phone, Apple Mac OS X Leopard, software
Psystar files countersuit against Apple
News Mac-clone maker Psystar has officially responded to Apple's copyright-infringement lawsuit by filing a countersuit that alleges anticompetitive business practices.
Tags: Mac OS, Operating systems, Copyright, Apple Inc., EULA, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, operating system, antitrust, blog
