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Psystar Antitrust Claim Against Apple Dismissed

Posted by kdawson on from the oh-give-me-a-clone dept.

CNet has a report that a federal judge has dismissed Psystar's antitrust suit against Apple. Observers had said that the counter-suit embodied the Mac clone-maker's best chance of prevailing and staying in business. We've been following Psystar and the dueling lawsuits since the beginning.

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  1. Where's the logic? by wild_quinine · · Score: 4, Funny
    I never understood what these guys were trying to do. It was clear from the off that they would be legally defeated at every single last turn. Blam.

    You see, whether or not you agree or disagree with the legal standing of this EULA, or that EULA... whether or not you have a position on all this stuff, whether or not you agree that the law needs to be codified more properly for modern times, changed to fit the needs of the public... whatever you think there are just simply weaker cases which need to be tested first.

    These guys marched straight into the castle stronghold without a hope in hell, and pissed on the kings chips.

    We all stood back watching, saying to ourselves... well, this won't go anywhere. This was stupid. These guys are going to get slaughtered.

    And lo! It was stupid, it didn't go anywhere, and they just got it handed to them.

  2. I couldn't agree more by raynet · · Score: 4, Funny

    Re:If these guys couldn't bounce back

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    - Raynet --> .
  3. Re:As much as I dislike Apple... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's emphasize. Dear gawd.

  4. Re:As much as I dislike Apple... by Koiu+Lpoi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Adding a question mark to any sentence makes it a question?

  5. Re:I wish they could win by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    he defined the applicable market as 'computers running any OS'

    Define "computer".

    Sincerely,
    The mobile phone business

  6. Re:what for????, its just x86 now anyway by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Whoa buddy, watch out - that is NOT what the Slashdot community needs to hear, and they will react negatively to your comments with unproven arguments.

    I'll start them off:

    Apple's Hardware fairly priced??? WHoa, I bought an Apple Mac LC and it cost me $2000 for a LOW END machine. Then I was always doing CMD-. to try to quit a frozen app. And that LC didn't even come with a 5.25 inch floppy drive!!!

    I just built a PC with a $32 motherboard and a few other parts I had around the house... and it cost me $32! And that isn't including the mail-in rebate that I just submitted 27 weeks ago.

    Plus, you have to be rich to own a Mac, like a BMW owner. And then there is Steve Jobs - I hate his sickly self all dressed in black. Give me Steve Balmer any day!

  7. Re:Tying Arrangement by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "What I got to the store and buy Clorox bleach, that bleach is mine and what I do with it is my business."

    Actually, it is a violation of federal law to use that bleach in a manner inconsistent with its labelling.

    We are watching.