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Apple Files Suit Against Psystar

Posted by kdawson on from the grind-exceeding-fine dept.

Reader The other A.N. Other, among others, alerts us to the news that Apple has filed suit against Psystar, the unauthorized clonemaker. (We've been discussing Psystar from the start.) The suit alleges violation of Apple's shrink wrap license and trademarks, and also copyright infringement. News of the lawsuit, filed on July 3, first surfaced on a legal blog. There's speculation that the case has been sealed.

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  1. not sealed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here is a slightly more informative (less speculative) posting: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9328

  2. Re:It's mildly shocking... by Midnight+Thunder · · Score: 5, Informative

    I guess people forgot how they squashed the Mac clone market a decade ago by deciding to no longer license the ROM needed to run MacOS and thus putting many OEM companies out of business in one fell swoop.

    I guess you forgot that the clone makers agreed not to go after Apple's market and invariably did. Apple's intention to allow clones was to expand where it couldn't, yet instead of expanding they went after what little of the market Apple had. After having being burnt last time, I am not sure that Apple wants to go through that again.

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