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Apple Awarded Motion to Dismiss Pystar’s Counterclaims

Apple has been entrenched in a mountain of legal battles over the last few months. Perhaps most interesting is their tussle with mac clone makes Psystar. As it currently stands, Apple has been awarded the motion to dismiss Psystar’s counterclaims.
The drama between Apple and Psystar began earlier this year when the mac cloner started selling [...]

Feature: Would a Psystar Victory lead to a Downfall or Promote Open Competition?

Let me preface the following by stating on record that I am an avid supporter of all Apple products, both hardware and software alike. I am writing this article on a Mac and I will continue to work with Mac products for, well, probably the rest of my life.
Okay, so now that we got [...]

Psystar Shipping Blu-Ray Equipped Open-Computer, Before Apple

Apple and mac-clone maker Psystar, are deeply entangled in a legal battle over licensing Apple’s proprietary operating system, OS X. While Apple has sued the company asking it to stop selling computers with OS X installed, Psystar continues to push the hardware, even negatively portraying Steve Jobs and Apple in Psystar’s press releases.
A press release [...]

Apple and Psystar: Set to Argue Motion Before Judge on Nov.6

The ongoing drama between Apple and Psystar may have been a little overblown by a few blogs as of late. Referencing the two companies setting forth Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), a few sites claimed that the companies had struck a deal, when in fact the whole story is simply protocol and standard practice in the [...]

[Update] Psystar Advertising Open Computer Through Google Ads

While the drama between Apple and Psystar continues, with the latest being both companies moving towards an “Alternative Dispute Resolution.” Psystar has found it appropriate to advertise their “Open Computer,” (which happens to run OS X, and also happens to be what both companies are battling over) through a series of Google Ad Campaigns.
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Apple and Psystar Suit Moving Towards “Alternative Dispute Resolution”

The latest in the saga between Apple vs. Psystar, is an alleged move by both companies to settle the entire lawsuit outside of court. Whether the decision was made by a judge, initiated by Apple, or initiated by Psystar is unconfirmed.

Apple Moves to Dismiss Psystar Counterclaim

In accordance with yesterday’s deadline, Apple has filed a 23 page motion to dismiss Mac clone maker Psystar’s counterclaim instead of filing a response.

Along with yesterday’s motion to dismiss Psystar’s counterclaim, Apple had also filed a request for Judicial Notice with Exhibits. It is speculated that these Exhibits will be riddled with copies of [...]

Psystar: Apple Illegally Destroys Competition in the Marketplace

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 [...]

Psystar Attorney Hinting at Antitrust Defense

Colby Springer, one of the three attorneys from Carr & Ferrell that is set to represent Psystar, has hinted that the Mac clone maker will bring up antitrust issues if the case goes to trial.

While Springer would not elaborate on legal strategies, he did speak in general terms about the case during a recent interview. [...]

Psystar Preparing for Battle; Retaining the Services of Carr & Ferrell

The Florida based Mac clone maker, Psystar, who had been brought to suit earlier this month by Apple, has retained the services of Carr & Ferrell, a California based law firm known for their intellectual property expertise that has beaten Apple before.

A filling issued on Monday, agreed upon by both Apple and Psystar, effectively stipulated [...]

Apple’s Case Against Pystar Cut-and-Dry? Attorney Analysis

Apple, Inc. has not surprisingly filed a law suit against a company called Psystar at the federal district court for the northern district of California.

Psystar has been re-distributing Apple’s proprietary operating system OS X and collecting profits on its so called “open-computers and servers.” When Psystar initially began selling hardware pre-installed with Apple’s Operating System [...]

Apple Brings Psystar to Suit. Finally.

At long last, Apple files suit against unauthorized Mac-clone maker Psystar.

It would appear that Apple has finally grown tired of Florida based Mac-clone maker Psystar, as they have filed suit against the company at the federal district court for the northern district of California. Looks like this charade, which has been dying a slow [...]

PsyStar offers Apple updates. Hacks, patches and fixes. Oh My!

Psystar is the only company offering machines running Mac OS X other than Apple. They made headline news with their $399 entry-level offering, as the first non-Apple PC to run Apple’s proprietary Operating System. Psystar claims that they will challenge Apple’s Mac OS X End User License Agreement (EULA) which specifically prohibits the installation of [...]

Psystar is at it again.

“The Florida Mac clone maker that first attracted attention in April unveiled knock-offs of Apple Inc.’s Xserve servers yesterday. Psystar Inc., which made headlines two months ago when it introduced Intel-based computers able to run a modified version of Apple’s Mac OS X, started selling its OpenServ systems Thursday. The servers, which closely resemble Apple’s [...]