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Psystar Will Countersue Apple

Posted by kdawson on from the take-that dept.

An anonymous reader sends us to CNet for news that Apple clone maker Pystar plans to countersue Apple. We discussed Apple's suit last month. "Mac clone maker Psystar plans to file its answer to Apple's copyright infringement lawsuit Tuesday as well as a countersuit of its own, alleging that Apple engages in anticompetitive business practices. Miami-based Psystar... will sue Apple under two federal laws designed to discourage monopolies and cartels, the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act, saying Apple's tying of the Mac OS to Apple-labeled hardware is 'an anticompetitive restraint of trade,' according to [an] attorney... Psystar is requesting that the court find Apple's EULA void, and is asking for unspecified damages."

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  1. I'm hearing steel against wood by maynard · · Score: -1, Redundant

    bang! bang! bang! bang!

    Oh, oh - I think Pystar just nicked out a gouge out on the side of that windmill.

  2. Blam! by poopie · · Score: -1, Redundant

    This could be the most interesting court case on Slashdot since SCO vs. IBM -- looking forward to PJ's analysis on groklaw

  3. goodluckwiththat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I have a feeling this tag will be among the top 10 soon, if not already.

  4. Re:Yeah, let's tell Apple how to do business by Microlith · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Then logically, for every machine Psystar ships with OS X they'd be obligated to buy a Mac for the OS X license.

    Seems like a fairly expensive means of operating, no?

  5. Re:In a word... by landonf · · Score: 0, Redundant

    [Citation Needed]

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    http://plausible.coop
  6. Re:Will not affect Microsoft by Saint+Gerbil · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Maybe Apple should stop selling their product to Psystar then? You can't sell a product and complain that people are buying it and using it.