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$399 Mac Clone Most Likely a Hoax
timholman writes "According to Gizmodo, an investigation has shown that the $399 OpenMac is almost certainly vaporware, as is Psystar itself. The company's address has actually changed twice this week, according to its web page, and Psystar is no longer accepting credit card transactions. Too bad for those who may have already ordered an OpenMac."
Did anybody check their ip address to see if they are located at Nigeria?
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Maybe it was a Fraudian slip?
"Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right" - Salvor Hardin
I say "Fraud"
Let's call the whole thing off.
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
In other words...
His mom found out.
DUDE You're getting a (knockoff) dell.
"It's all just meme meme around here"
So, it's OK then?
... people have bought a true Mac Air ;)
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"According to Gizmodo...
For a moment, I read that as Gizmondo and thought to myself "Well, if anyone would know about hoaxes..."
I can see you put a lot of thought into that reply.
No, it's not ok. But I'm certainly not going to be offering any sympathy to anyone who was stupid enough to pay for one.
If a stranger came up to you in the street and offered you a seemingly great deal on a new product, asked for your credit card details and promised to drop it round next week, would you give them to him?
If you would, I have a great product that you are going to love. Just post your credit card details here - I'll keep them secure - and I'll post it to you next week.
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A shoebox with "Makintosh" written on the side with a Sharpie is even cheaper, and is more tangible than this company.
A post a day keeps productivity at bay.
Hopefully it will be a street address in Nigeria because no way am I sending money to a pobox there.
I prefer my portable P-P-P-Powerbook
I'll be receiving a P-p-p-powerbook from them any day now.. it has firewire!
It is both a scam and a hoax.
So, you're saying it's a scoax then.Is there heaven? Is there Hell? Is that a Tuna Melt I smell?-Primus
--Q
>Then explain George W. Bush and his millions
:o)
Easy. They're not his millions. They're yours
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Yep - abbreviated to SCOX .. as in..
http://www.pinksheets.com/pink/quote/quote.jsp?symbol=SCOXQ#getQuote
AT&ROFLMAO
I bet Apple and their lawyers are in their humidors sipping cognac, laughing at these amateurs.
Assuming you mean Steve Jobs when you say "Apple", I find it highly unlikely that Steve Jobs has a humidor, much less a humidor large enough to sit in--smoking's bad, mmkay? More likely, he would celebrate with mineral water and extra-dark chocolate (you see, the higher the cacao content, the snobbier you can act, never mind that it tastes like dirt), or maybe a joint rolled in Psystar's business registration paperwork--his company *is* headquartered in San Francisco, after all.
Klingon programs don't timeshare, they battle for supremacy.
>3. Charge the cards.
>4. Vanish.
5. Become the target of a fraud investigation by several credit card companies,
you know, the ones who have litigation budgets in the tens of millions of dollars.
6. Write letters from prison.
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Wow, the "Hello Fellow Computerist" page reads just like a Nigerian scam email. Painful to note that people still fall for crap like this. 1979! Bad-grammar computer scams to turn 40!
FairTax baby!