Category Archives: psystar

Apple sees junta of conspirators behind Psystar

Posted on December 4, 2008 by John Brownlee

Oh, Apple. Always seeing a conspiracy everywhere! The spying cogwork vermin of the Illuminati scurry in the corners, controlled by the machinations of the murky, omnipresent Man. The latest junta of bogeymen Apple descry? A conclave of mysterious accomplices of … Continue reading →

Competition: Invent a new law to apply to Apple-Psystar case

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Rob Beschizza

World of Apple‘s Dizzle again excoriates bloggers for making things up based on their misunderstandings of legal minutiae. AppleInsider went so far as to state: “Last month, it was reported that Apple and Psystar had agreed to pursue a mediated … Continue reading →

The first Macs to offer Blu-Ray are made by… Psystar?

Posted on October 29, 2008 by John Brownlee

Steve Jobs may have described Blu-Ray as a big bag of hurt, but Mac clone maker Psystar has decided to incorporate Blu-Ray drives into its line ofOpenPro desktops… even as they face being bludgeoned to deathwith a huge sack of … Continue reading →

Yup, Psystar will sue Apple for anti-trust violations

Posted on August 27, 2008 by John Brownlee

Oh, Psystar. You’re like Tyler Durden in Fight Club, giggling up blood and spitting teeth all over Apple’s Lou. We love you so much. As predicted, they are fighting Apple’s lawsuit by going anti-trust. Miami-based Psystar, owned by Rudy Pedraza, … Continue reading →

Psystar eggs Apple on, releases Leopard Restore Disc to customers

Posted on August 13, 2008 by John Brownlee

Psystar is crazy like a fox. Apple’s attorneys are currently pummeling the plucky “Open Computer” manufacturers for their Mac clones, and while Psystar have hired some anti-trust attorneys of their own to fight them off, the general impression is of … Continue reading →

Psystar will allege Apple antitrust

Posted on August 6, 2008 by John Brownlee

They once looked like the swollen-tongued simpletons of the Internet-order hardware world, but it certainly does continue to look like Psystar’s had a plan from the start. That plan begins with an A: One of the attorneys hired by Psystar … Continue reading →

Psystar hires Apple-killing attorneys

Posted on July 31, 2008 by John Brownlee

Conventional wisdom seemed to dictate that as soon as Apple filed a lawsuit against Psystar, Psystar was going to start sneezing hemoglobin and teeth. But Psystar’s being surprisingly resilient. They’ve just hired an attorney, and it doesn’t appear to be … Continue reading →

Open Tech announces Mac clones, sidesteps Psystar’s mistakes

Posted on July 22, 2008 by John Brownlee

Psystar’s corpse hasn’t even stopped twitching and draining fluids yet, but that’s not going to stop Open Tech Computing from releasing their own bare bones Mac clones. But unlike Psystar, it looks like Open Tech won’t going to slap a … Continue reading →

How the Psystar lawsuit might go very, very wrong… for Apple

Posted on July 18, 2008 by John Brownlee

The general feeling is that when (or even if) Psystar meets Apple in court, Apple will rip out Psystar’s fluid-spurting spine in what in dry legal terminology might be described as a Mortal Kombat style fatality. But CNet’s Don Reisinger … Continue reading →

Apple finally — FINALLY — sues Psystar

Posted on July 15, 2008 by John Brownlee

No surprise here: Apple just sued Psystar, makers of bargain-basement Mac clones. The lawsuit’s charges are predictable: violation of Apple’s shrink wrap license and trademark / copyright infringement. The timing of the lawsuit’s interesting: it appears that Apple was waiting … Continue reading →