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Mac Clone Maker Psystar Files For Bankruptcy
StikyPad was one of several readers letting us know that Psystar has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. We've discussed the Mac clone maker's battles with Apple extensively. The company apparently has over $250,000US in debt, and states that it cannot turn a profit in the current economy. "The Chapter 11 filing will temporarily suspend Apple's copyright infringement suit against Psystar, which is currently before the US District Court of Northern California. But once the bankruptcy protection is sorted out, the copyright case will resume." And PC Mag is reporting that, on the other side of the Atlantic, two new clone companies are just getting started. Like PsyStar, FreedomPC and RussianMac promise to deliver PCs with OS X preloaded.
Windows just isn't ready for the desktop yet. It may be ready for the coasters that you nerds use to sit your colas on, but the average computer user isn't going to spend hours in the dos cli configuring irq numbers and io addresses, dealing with constant crashes and manually installing networking support just so they can get a workable graphic interface to check their mail with, especially not when they already have a free alternative that works perfectly well and is backed by major corporations like Redhat and Canonical, as opposed to Windows which is only supported by Microsoft. The last thing I want is a chair-flinging gorilla (haha) providing me my OS.
Clearly they only have one chance left to survive. They must clone Steve Jobs!
Why would anyone want to run Mac OS on unsupported hardware? It's going to be unstable, missing features, and chances are that getting updates from Apple to install with or without hosing your installation is going to be a bitch.
If you want OS X that bad why not just buy a Mac?
They don't want to leave their Microsoft experience behind?
Why does it have to be a dark hand? Are white people not capable of evil?
Soon, the dark lord controlling Psystar, revealed shall be. mmmm.
Sure, if they wanted the judge to deny their bankruptcy they would do something stupid like that.
The makers of Preparation-H. And the makers of icepacks and those weird donuts pregnant people sit on due to "flare-ups".
Got to support demand for your products somehow.
On a related note, did you know that prep-H is great for removing dark circles under the eyes after a late night of WoW? (Protip for a subset of slashdotters)
"Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai
On a related note, did you know that prep-H is great for removing dark circles under the eyes after a late night of WoW? (Protip for a subset of slashdotters)
You mean the subset that are concerned about their appearance?
. . . if I owe a bank $250 million, the chinese have a problem.
Fixed that for ya.
. . . if I owe a bank $250 million, the bank has a problem.
clearly you haven't been keeping up with the current banking crisis, have you?
Soon, the dark lord controlling Psystar, revealed shall be. mmmm.
BEGUN THE CLONEWARS HAVE
how many pairs of boxer shorts should you own?
. . . if I owe a bank $250 billion, the federal reserve has a problem, and my bank executives get $25 billion in bonuses.
Another variant.
War as we knew it was obsolete
Nothing could beat complete denial
- Emily Haines
Now, get off my lawn!