Psystar (16 articles)

Psystar Mac-clone injunction made permanent

The Psystar saga, which has rolled on for a good year and a half, may finally be over. The judge presiding over Apple's lawsuit against the company has made permanent the injunction which bans the Mac cloners from selling hardware with Apple's operating system.

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Psystar and Apple strike Mac clone deal

In an unusual twist to the long and winding saga of Psystar, Computerworld is reporting that Apple and Psystar have come to an amicable settlement that may not prevent the tiny Florida company from selling its Mac clones.

Psystar offered the tech giant the compromise...

Apple wins copyright infringement case against Psystar

Apple has won the first stage of its legal battle against Psystar, the company that offers PCs running Apple's Mac operating system, in a recent Californian court ruling.

Although there's still outstanding breach of contract, trademark infringement, and unfair...

Psystar offers $50 solution to run Mac OS X 10.6 on PCs

Having the pants sued off it by Apple has not stopped Psystar rolling out products that challenge the Mac maker's End User License Agreement

New to the market is Psystar's Rebel EFI software hack that allows certain Intel-powered PCs to run Snow Leopard, Apple's...

Psystar back from bankruptcy with new Mac clone

Mac clone maker Psystar, currently involved in a legal battle with Apple, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy to offer new Mac-esque hardware.

The company, that makes unauthorised PCs running Apple's operating system, is offering a new high-end Open(7) based...

Psystar files for bankruptcy

Mac clone maker Psystar has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Florida, a development that is likely to slow down Apple's legal case against the company for making unauthorised PCs running Apple's operating system.

Industry commentators say the filing...

Psystar launches new Mac clone PC

Psystar might be in a heated court battle with Apple over the use of the Apple Mac OS X operating system, but that hasn't stopped the Mac clone company releasing a new Open Computer model on Tuesday.

According to the company the new model, the Open (3), will...

Psystar's revised counter-claims get court approval

Psystar has been given the official go-ahead for its revised countersuit against Apple, following the news last year that saw Psystar's initial counter-claims dismissed.

The Mac clone maker changed its angle from accusing Apple of breaking antitrust laws, to...

Psystar counter-claims dismissed

Psystar's counter-claims against Apple - their defense for making Mac clone computers - have been dismissed by a California judge.

Psystar had argued that Apple violated antitrust laws through its attempts to block third parties from selling rival Mac OS X-based...

Psystar plots cheap MacBook clones

Following the news that Psystar, the US company that makes OS-X capable machines, much to Apple's displeasure, is to launch new Blu-ray-enabled machines, it appears to the clone wars are about to escalate.

In addition to offering the dekstop PCs, the company...

Psystar ships new PCs with Blu-ray drives

At the launch of the new MacBooks and MacBooks Pros earlier this month, pundits were just as interested in what the new machines didn't have as what they did.

In particular, Steve Jobs faced a grilling as to why there are no Blu-ray drives to which he replied:...

Psystar countersue Apple

Psystar, the company that is current being sued by Apple for selling PCs with unofficial versions of Apple's operating system, OSX has reacted to the news by countersuing.

In what appears to be fast becoming a tit-for-tat exchange the computer maker that made...

Apple sues OpenMac maker Psystar

Apple has filed a suit against Mac-clone maker Psystar at the federal district court for the northern district of California.

The real surprise here is not Apple suing the company, but that its taken so long to do so considering Psystar's blatant marketing...

Journalists cry "Hoax" over Psystar OpenComputer

They said it was probably too good to be true and it seems that Psystar's announcement at the beginning of the week that it would release a desktop PC with Apple's operating system on it could have been a hoax all along.

Why? Well some journalist digging first...

OpenMac says Apple breaks antitrust laws

US company Psystar, recently in tech headlines for offering a non-Apple Mac computer, appears to be prepared to fight the computer giant over legal issues.

Psystar has just begun offering a PC running Apple's operating system Leopard, but on cheap, generic...

OpenMac brand offers non-Apple Macs

US company Psystar is offering a computer called the "OpenMac" which claims to be a Leopard compatible Mac built from standard PC parts that they are calling the "Apple alternative".

Describing the product as a cheaper and more expandable alternative to a true...