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Second Mac Clone Maker Set To Sell, With a Twist
CWmike writes "Another company is preparing to sell Intel-based computers that can run Apple's Mac OS X. But unlike Psystar, a Florida clone maker that's been sued by Apple, Open Tech won't pre-install the operating system on its machines. Open Tech's Home (equipped with an Intel dual-core Pentium processor, 3GB of memory, an nVidia GeForce 8600 CT video card and a 500GB hard drive) and XT (which includes an Intel Core 2 quad-core CPU, 4GB of RAM, an nVidia GeForce 8800 video card and a 640GB drive) machines will sell for $620 and $1,200, respectively. Open Tech is prepared to do battle with Apple if it comes after Open Tech. 'We definitely would defend this,' said [Open Tech spokesman] Tom. 'The only possible case that Apple can make, the only one that has any chance, would be based on the end-user licensing agreement.'"
I dunno, $129 for an OS seems like a lot to me. I mean, I get mine for free.
And no, I don't see a difference between Mandriva and Apple. Neither makes the entire OS - they borrow from someone else's work. Neither is a non-profit company - they're both trying to profit from this. In fact, the biggest difference is that Mandriva only produces an OS, while Apple produces many other products that can help pay for the OS development. So, if anything, you would think OSX would be free. I suppose Apple does probably have better tech support for their OS, but I think $130 is a bit excessive for support.