Psystar: lawsuit against Apple still on, despite mediation
Infinite Loop — [image] Just because Apple and Psystar have agreed to participate in an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process doesn't mean that the ...

Psystar says it releases Blu-Ray, Nvidia 9800GT before Apple
Macsimum News — Posted by Dennis Sellers Psystar Corp., which is currently embroiled in a legal battle with Apple over its Open Computer line of Mac clones, is touting the fact that it’s shipping computers with Blu-ray optical disc drives and the nVidia 9800GT graphics card before Apple.

Psystar oferece clones de Macs com drives Blu-ray e placa NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT
BLOG.MACMAGAZINE — A Psystar realmente não está pra brincadeira: enquanto briga com a Apple na justiça, a companhia anunciou hoje que passará a oferecer clones de Macs com drives ópticos Blu-ray (US$310 a mais do que um gravador de DVD dual-layer) e/ou placa gráfica NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT de 512MB (US$200 a mais do que a 8600GT) — coisas que a Maçã até hoje não oferece em nenhum dos computadores da sua linha. De acordo com informações liberadas pela Psystar, o suporte a Blu-ray embutido no Mac OS X é limitado a capacidades de leitura/gravação de dados apenas e ...

PowerComputing all over again...Psystar out features Apple desktops
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Upstart, questionably legal, Psystar is now shipping Mac clones with built-in Blu-ray and NVIDIA 9800GT graphics cards.  For those of us with some gray hairs, this might bring back the memory of Power Computing, the Texas-based original Mac clone maker that vexed Apple over and over again back in the 1990's by releasing computers that out-specced Apple's own.  Power Computing was also able to utilize technologies like VGA connectors and off the shelf power supplies and cases to sell lower prices than Apple's own computers.  At the ...

Psystar também trabalha num clone de MacBook
BLOG.MACMAGAZINE — Depois de anunciar ainda ontem duas novidades para seus clones de Macs ainda indisponíveis oficialmente na linha da Apple, um porta-voz da Psystar comentou hoje ao AppleInsider que sua empresa está trabalhando também num clone portátil — com preço “agressivo”. Confira o email, na íntegra: Thank you for your interest in Open Computing. Although there is no mobile open computer at the moment, I can tell you that it is something that is in development. Once we release a final product, it will be posted on our website ...

MacBook Nano netbook? No, MSI Wind
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — Gizmodo has an amusing picture story about "MacBook Nano" netbooks, which says: I don't know if these MacBook Nanos are a custom hack or if they come from some kind of shady outlet selling retrofitted MSI U100 laptops made to look like shiny -- and fictional -- Apple ...

Psystar continues to be stubborn
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Apple Corporate, Hardware, OSPsystar, as you may remember, is the computer company that has begun selling computers with Mac OS X Leopard pre-installed. Of course, they drew the attention of Apple legal right away, but that only caused them to further dig in their heels. Last month, they challenged Apple's claim to the copyright of Mac OS X, claiming that Apple never registered Mac OS X with the U.S. Copyright Office. Previously, Judge William Alsup had dismissed federal antitrust claims, which only prompted Psystar to amend ...

Apple's Bloodiest Patent and Copyright Clashes [Palm Beware]
Gizmodo — If Palm ends up in court over the Pre's multitouch, it'll join a prestigious line of firms that have tussled with Apple, which loves a good legal battle almost as much as sexy aluminum. In Apple's legal trail are, for the most part, corpses. Save for one little skiffle with you-know-who that haunts them to this day. And along their bloody way, they've managed to be involved in several landmark decisions that continue to shape technology IP law to this day. Behold, Apple's most important legal disputes, arranged by date: Apple Computer Inc v. Apple Corps - ...

German company PearC begins selling line of Mac clones
(Obsolete Feed) — Since Mac clone maker Psystar has been selling its products since April 2008, it has been pretty much the big dog in town for PC hardware with an OS X install... and unclear legal footing. The company hasn't had much competition, but things have started heating up a bit in Europe thanks to PearC, a German company that is offering "the PC with Mac OS X" in a variety of configurations, including some with Blu-ray drives and speedy new processors. Although Apple's lawsuit against Psystar last July has probably had a lot to do with the lack of Mac ...

Pears vs. Apples: Clone Wars Escalate
E-Commerce Times — Fans of the iPhone may not have to wait much longer for an upgrade. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) More about Apple could release three new versions of the popular mobile phone by the end of this year, suggests a research note from investment bank Canaccord Adams . The first, a 32 GB phone in multiple colors, is likely to arrive in the next six months. The second is likely to be modeled after the 2.5G phone and is apparently destined for the Chinese and Indian markets. The third is expected to be one-third smaller than the current models and to have components similar to the 3G More about ...

Macintosh Clones: Cheap But Ugly
Bits — From our colleagues at Gadgetwise: In 1984, I was all set to buy my first computer: a Kaypro 4 . It came complete with Wordstar, dBase II, MicroPlan, Microsoft Basic, S-Basic, SuperCalc, and the CP/M operating system. It also had all the design charm of an empty gasoline can. That’s one of the reasons I opted instead to make the first Macintosh my first computer. Not only was I enthralled with the graphical user interface, but, for its time, the computer actually looked good; it was typically described as “cute.” Which is one reason why Apple has little to fear from the two companies that are currently ...

Apple and Psystar agree on trade secret confidentiality
Macworld — ... says no way and continues to flagrantly sell its  OpenMac . However, just last week, the two companies filed a " ...

Apple Denies OS X Monopoly Claims in Clone Case
Wired: Epicenter — ... Last April, Psystar began selling the Open Computer -- an ugly tower that includes a decent processor and video card, alongside 4GB of RAM and a decent video card for just $600. ...

Psystar introduces new comapct desktops running OSX
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — You've got to hand it to them.  They might not have a chance in hell of existing at the end of the year but they sure seem to be playing the business as usual face pretty well.  In the midst of a huge lawsuit with one of the world's biggest (and litigious) companies, Psystar is forging ahead with new products.  Their new compact desktop, which is cheaper than Apple but more expensive than a DIY type of machine, is now available to consumers through its website.  They even include the self-depreciating caption: "Sexier: Ummm, no comment".  Psystar certainly ...

Psystar rolls out new, compact Mac clone
Macworld — Posted on by Dan Moren Say what you will about Psystar, the Florida-based company that’s been churning out unauthorized Mac clones like Hollywood churns out crappy movies based on video games, but these guys have chutzpah . Even in the midst of a lengthy legal disagreement with Apple , Psystar still manages to find the time and the guts to release new models of its Open Computer line . The new model, dubbed the Open(3), is a compact desktop computer sporting a 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, a 500GB SATA hard drive, and an Nvidia GeForce 8400GS video card ...

Psystar’s third OS X system - the Open(3)
Krunker — Screw the legal problems – let’s keep selling OS X-based PCs! At least that’s what Psystar appears to be saying by announcing their third OS X based desktop system – the “Open(3) with Mac OS X”. For $599 you get a system with the following specs: OS X Leopard 10.5 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 processor 2GB RAM 500GB 7200RPM SATA HDD 20x DVD+-RW DL drive NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS 256MB single DVI card Keep in mind you’re buying just the computer itself. You’ll still need a keyboard, ...

Hackintosh maker Psystar developing a netbook
Liliputing — Psystar makes computers that run OS X. They do this without permission from Apple, and the two companies have been battling in the courts over the question of whether this is legal for a while. Generally, Psystar computers, like most hackintosh ...

Apple netbook in development, says illegal Mac clone Psystar
T3.com All — ... already being detailed online, it should be fairly easy to make your own Apple netbook. Not that we're encouraging it of course - Apple does not condone the unauthorised use of its operating software. That hasn't stopped Psystar yet however, who is still selling several PCs loaded with Leopard on its website, like the Open (Q) model, pictured, which is $699.99. Link: Psystar (via ...

Apple netbook in development, says illegal Mac clone Psystar
T3.com News — ... of this rumoured netbook, however with several OS X hacks already being detailed online, it should be fairly easy to make your own Apple netbook. Not that we're encouraging it of course - Apple does not condone the unauthorised use of its operating software. That hasn't stopped Psystar yet however, who is still selling several PCs loaded with Leopard on its website, like the Open (Q) model, pictured, which is $699.99.   Link: Psystar (via Macrumors)

Apple Clonemaker Files for Chap 11
Silicon Alley Insider — Psystar , a startup that sells PC's loaded with Apple OS X, filled for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today. From the Mac Observer : The bankruptcy documents were filed with the Federal Courts in Florida on Thursday, and Apple's legal team was most likely made aware of the situation over the Memorial Day weekend. The Florida court will hold a hearing on June 5 where Psystar's equity creditors will be revealed -- which means if there have been deep pockets behind the company's fight against Apple, those names will finally come out of the shadows. Apple and Psystar are fighting a legal war of ...

Apple v. Psystar Gets Ugly, Apple Asks For Key Evidence
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — Psystar v Apple Battle over Bootloader New court documents tell us that Apple is looking to get key evidence from the clone rival Psystar , but the bootloader is no where to be found. ...

Psystar sues over Snow Leopard, abandons reality
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Apple Corporate, Hardware, Snow LeopardWhen I was a kid my neighbor had an enormous St. Bernard dog named Caesar. It lived in a grungy dog house in their back yard. Caesar's hobbies included barking incessantly. In fact, that was all he ever did. All day and all night that furry, drooling monstrosity barked. LIke a canine jackhammer to the face. Caesar wasn't half as annoying as Psystar. To keep a ridiculous story short: Psystar sells its own computers capable of running Mac OS X. The back-and-forth battle ...

Psystar sues Apple over Snow Leopard
Macsimum News — Posted by Dennis Sellers The Mac cloners at Psystar are at it again. This time they’re suing Apple for “illegally” tying Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”) into Apple hardware, reports Computerworld.

Psystar attorney: I didn’t reveal any trade secrets on ‘circus day’
Macsimum News — Posted by Dennis Sellers Mac cloner a Psystar’s lead lawyer said he didn’t reveal details of the company’s case to a prominent Harvard Law School professor, according to court documents, according to Computerworld. This follows the company’s announcement that it was now selling its clones with Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”).

Psystar ups the ante: Now making Snow Leopard Virtualization OEM program for other manufacturers
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Psystar is perhaps going a little too far here?  Today, they've announced that they aren't just selling Mac Clones.  They are certifying other maker's PCs for their new virtualization technology for Snow Leopard - effectively making their systems Mac OSX compatible. They are touting a technology called the Darwin Universal Boot Loader (DUBL) and will have three versions: Desktop, Server or Mobile. Once a product is certified, consumers can purchase it off the shelf or through standard channels and when labeled Psystar Certified would allow the installation of Snow Leopard simply ...

Psystar to pursue OEM licensing program despite legal woes
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Hardware, Software, Snow Leopard Legal issues? What legal issues? Psystar has announced that it plans to license its virtualization technology for OS X to third-party vendors despite its continuing legal issues with Apple. The Psystar ...

Psystar, Apple file motions for summary judgment
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Apple Corporate, Hardware, OSApple and Psystar have been embroiled in litigation for quite a while now. At the core of the dispute: Psystar modifies Apple's operating system software so that it can run on its clone machines. It then sells its computers with Mac OS installed to, well, anybody who wants one. As you can imagine, this does not make Apple happy. Anybody familiar with The Great Clone Crackdown of 1997 will tell you that Apple likes to keep a very tight grip on any device that ...

With a rebel Dell, Psystar tries more, more, more
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... will react when people illegally use Rebel EFI, just like Psystar is allegedly misusing Mac OS X, as pirated versions inevitably circulate around the Interwebs. Thanks to everyone who sent this in. [via The Loop] TUAWWith a rebel Dell, Psystar tries more, more, more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Psystar’s Rebel EFI Offers to Put Snow Leopard on Everyday PCs
Digital Trends — Florida’s Psystar is mired in an increasingly preposterous legal battle with Apple over marketing Mac clones. Apple sued Psystar, Psystar sued Apple (that was eventually thrown out, and the company appears to have applied for bankruptcy protection while it gets ready to go to court. Psystar might be back on its heels, but that doesn’t mean the company is ceasing to innovate! Psystar is now offering Rebel EFI, a $50 application that enables “smooth interfacing between operating systems and generic Intel hardware.” In practical terms, that means ...

Hackintosh Mini Markers Rejoice: Apple Restores Intel Atom Support
Digital Trends — Apple has long opted for a system of closed computer hardware , disallowing third party OS X computers. Nonetheless, small companies retailing cheaper OS X boxes have continually popped up, the latest of which is Psystar . Legal pressure from Apple has typically succeeded in eventually killing such companies, but it typically isn’t long before a new one pops up. Mac OS X Snow Leopard Packaging Latest Apple build revives Intel Atom functionality and makes Hackintosh mini netbooks possible again. Individual users also are forbidden from building their own OS X machines, something that has ...

Psystar dealt crushing blow in ongoing legal proceedings with Apple
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Yesterday, Judge William Alsup, United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, dealt Psystar a crushing blow in its ...

Mac Attack Of The Clones Ends In Tears For Psystar
The Next Web — Ah, the sad times we live in. Apple, veritable giant in a number of computing sectors, has crushed the clone maker Psystar in court. It was not close. Not that this is a great surprise. After all, when you compare the legal budgets of the two companies, the balance is a bit to one side. But even past all that, Psystar got trounced. The EULA of OS X, prohibiting its installation on none Apple hardware, was fully upheld. That means that the whole legal edifice of Psystar went to hell in a single line of judicial scrip. It’s like this: Psystar can ...

Mac cloner Psystar suffers devastating legal blow
Yahoo! Tech Advisors — [image] Anyone out there still interested in one of those cheap Mac OS X-running PCs made by Psystar? Well, if so, you'd better act fast, because time appears to be running out for the embattled Mac cloner. Groklaw reports that a federal judge in San Francisco has just gutted Psystar's legal defense against Apple, which claims that Psystar violated its copyrights and end-user license agreements (EULAs) by selling PCs running on a modified version of Mac OS X. Apple asked for and got a summary judgement on its copyright infringement and Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) violations, according ...

Apple Massacres Psystar
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — ... The next step comes on December 14 when a hearing will be held to discuss remedies. Essentially, though, today’s ruling seems to put Psystar out of business—and undoubtedly stopped any other OEM that was considering producing their own Mac clones. There is no comment on the Psystar site, and they are still selling units there this afternoon, for those looking for a $599.99 hackintosh…though I wouldn’t expect much in the way of warranty support. ...

Apple's Retail Engine Keeps On Rolling
E-Commerce Times — Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) retail Increase Customer Sales with Email Marketing -- Free Trial from VerticalResponse push shows no signs of slowing, and much of its momentum in the coming year will be directed to markets outside its domestic turf. The company plans to open 40 to 50 new retail stores in 2010, said Ron Johnson, its senior vice president of retail, at a recent store opening in New York. More than half of these will be outside the United States; some will be in London, Paris and Shanghai. That speaks to the continuing strength of Apple in an uncertain market and the burgeoning demand for its ...

Fate of Psystar to Be Announced on December 14th, Apple No Longer Concerned About Brand Image
ZiggyTek Blog — [image] Looks like Psystar, the company that was making Apple clones aka “Hackintoshes” may no longer be around. According to a report by Apple Insider , a motion hearing has been set for December 14th, to decide the fate of Psystar. All signs point to an Apple victory. While this is a victory for Apple, it may be a loss for consumers. Those looking for a cheaper version of Apple’s OS X no longer have the option to buy a Psystar machine or get software to install Mac OS X on hardware other than Apple’s. While no one is really sure how many “Hackintosh” models Pystar sold, they still made news in ...

Psystar Thought It Could Sell Twelve Million Mac Clones a Year
Technologizer — ... just telling investors it could succeed: It was telling them it could get roughly fifty percent of the market for OS X computers, despite having a business plan that guaranteed a pricey and ominous legal battle with the company that made the OS it used. As Keizer notes, an economist working for Apple can identify only 768 computers that has Psystar sold. Um, that’s a shortfall from even its “conservative” projection of 70,000 systems in 2009, right? Psystar’s online store remains open as I write, but with Apple seemingly on the verge of ...

Apple, Psystar strike deal in copyright case
Macworld — ... over copyright and software licensing violations. Psystar started selling Intel machines with Mac OS X preinstalled in April 2008. As of 6 a.m. ET today, Psystar's Web site continued to offer clones with Snow Leopard preinstalled. Apple and Psystar were not available for comment early today.

It’s (Mostly) Over: Apple & Psystar Strike A Deal
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — ... Apple and arch-rival clone maker Psystar agreed to settle a 17-month lawsuit on Monday which will effectively put an end to spunky upstart Psystar preinstalling Mac OS X on its Intel-based computers. ...

Apple, Psystar reach partial settlement
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... of the permanent injunction than damages. It's not even clear if Psystar could hope to pay Apple any significant money, since Psystar filed for bankruptcy last May, and recent information indicates that Psystar only has sales of 768 units thus far. TUAWApple, Psystar reach partial settlement originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Psystar settles with Apple to the tune of $2.7 million (but won’t pay up just yet)
CrunchGear — ... news for you. We now know that the Florida-based company will have to pay Apple $2.68 million in damages over its little Hackintosh business. (That’s a partial settlement, not court-mandated or anything.) Go ahead and go to its Web site: everything is out of stock! ...

Psystar stops selling Mac clones with Apple's OS
Macworld — ... . Mac clone maker Psystar has agreed to pay Apple nearly $2.7 million in a partial settlement approved today by the federal judge who has overseen the 17-month case. Psystar has also halted sales of Intel-based clones with Mac OS X preinstalled. Late Tuesday, its Web site showed all Mac clone models as “out of stock.” The company’s attorney confirmed that Psystar will no longer sell computers with Apple’s operating system pre-loaded. The Doral, Fla.-based company’s dispute with Apple, however, is not over, nor apparently is its business of selling knock-offs able to run ...

After Apple agreement, Psystar officially halts sales of clone Macs
AppleInsider — ... Published: 10:40 AM EST Less than 24 hours after its $2.675 million settlement with Apple was revealed, Psystar has removed all of unauthorized machines equipped with Mac OS X for purchase from its online store. All of Psystar's hardware, including the OpenDuo, Open(Q) and Open(7), which came with Mac OS X preinstalled, are now listed as "Out of Stock" on the company's Web site. On Tuesday, AppleInsider first reported the terms of the ...

Psystar halts sales of Mac clones, but vows to fight on
Yahoo! Tech Advisors — [image] The scrappy company behind the "OpenMac" clones has just agreed to pay Apple a cool $2.7 million settlement, but only after the appeals process has been completed—and from what Psystar's attorney is saying, it's not over yet. A quick look at Psystar's online store reveals that the company's various "Open" systems—which come pre-installed with Mac OS X "Snow Leopard," a big no-no in Apple's book—are all "out of stock." Computerworld checked with Psystar's attorney, K.A.D. Camera, who confirmed that the Florida-based company has indeed halted sales of the Mac clones. The move comes ...

Officially The End of the Psystar Hackintosh
The Next Web — As we mentioned in a post published last week on the Next Web, the courts are ruling in favour of Apple, agreeing that Psystar was infringing upon Apple’s copyright of the Mac OS X and in violation of the Digital Millennium Act. Psystar, the popular hackintosh distributors have remained indignant of the charges and have been determined to fight Apple, despite the fact that they’ve filed for bankruptcy. The Florida based company has in turn filed charges against Apple for “anticompetitive” practices. Yesterday, Psystar reportedly offered Apple 2.675 million to ...

Lawsuits: AT&T- Verizon suits settled, Psystar stops selling OSX on its systems
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — It looks like AT&T thought better of fighting Verizon in court over ads that AT&T itself admitted weren't incorrect.  Verizon is also dropping the countersuit according to AllThingsD. In other fun lawsuit news, Psystar has stopped selling OSX machines, currently listing them as sold out in response to yesterday's news that they had settled their California case with Apple. They are still selling their Rebel EFI (for $0.00 +$49.99 for the authentication key) however, signalling the shift in their business model. ...