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$399 Mac Clone Most Likely a Hoax

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the too-good-to-be-true-usually-is dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Will it exist in 30 days by Vellmont · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Commodore did that all the time. I'd recommend "On the Edge" (which details a lot of other semi-shady practices of the whole industry).

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0973864907/ref=pd_bbs_olp_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208554130&sr=8-2

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  2. Re:Will it exist in 30 days by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I always enjoy reading stories about that stuff

    SoftRAM is a good story. They sold 600,000 copies of a program that they claimed would compress the contents of RAM, effectively doubling the available amount. It turned out that the program didn't even attempt it.