InformationWeek reports about the latest in the Psystar-Apple drama. Psystar’s lawyers are claiming that Apple illegally “destroys” competition, violated Sherman antitrust rules and other U.S. laws, as well as bricking Mac Clones.
“A Psystar victory in court could pave the way for other PC makers, including big vendors like Dell (Dell), HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Lenovo, to enter the Mac market and offer alternatives to Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Windows PCs,” Paul McDougall explains for Informationweek.com. While this may be a little exaggerated, there may be a tiny shred of truth to the statement. Just imagine if Sony or Michael Dell were able to get their hands on Apple’s OS X. I doubt they would deny the opportunity.
Psystar claims in court documents filed in U.S. District Court for San Francisco that Apple “has engaged in certain anticompetitive behavior and/or other actions that are in violation of the public policy underlying the federal copyright laws.”
The countersuit is in response to a copyright lawsuit that Apple filed against Psystar in July. Psystar sells low-cost knock offs of Apple’s pricey Macs—including models that run the glitzy new OS X 10.5 “Leopard” operating system. Apple, in its original complaint, claimed that the clones violate its copyrights over the Mac OS and asked the court to order Psystar to discontinue sales.
“The Mac OS and Windows operating system are not merely different operating systems with no interchangeability but cultural icons representative of different lifestyles, markets, and that the computing devices of each environment are used for wholly different audiences,” Psystar argues in court papers.
“Apple is free to control and charge customers supra-competitive prices” and places “unreasonable restraints on trade,” Psystar claims.
MacBlogz has approached an Intellectual Properties Attorney with all of the information we have concerning this case. The attorney said it was pretty much a “non-issue” for Apple. Either way, it makes for a great blogging saga.
[via MacDailyNews]
3 Comments to “Psystar: Apple Illegally Destroys Competition in the Marketplace”
I don’t think Psystar has anything here. Just a shot in the dark. There 15 minutes is over. And once this lawsuit plays out, they’re just going to be another warehouse/pile of useless computer parts with a crappy OS (Windows) and a useless point of existence.
Good riddens.
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Definitely makes for some great nerd-ertainment.
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