Psystar gets countersuit dismissed, case heats up
Yesterday brought about a bit of disappointing news for Mac-clone maker Psystar. Ars Technica is reporting that Psystar's countersuit, which alleged that Apple violated an anti-trust act by tying their operating system to hardware, was thrown out of court. US District Judge William Alsup made the decision, stating that Apple did not, in fact, violate the Sherman Antitrust Act, Clayton Act, or Cartwright Act.AppleInsider notes that crucial to Psystar's claim was the definition of the "Mac OS Market." Judge Alsup agreed with Apple's right to sell their OS to their customers with the understanding that it may only be used with their hardware.
Last month, Apple and Psystar were ordered to undergo "private arbitration and mediation" by the court. As far as we know, Apple still has a case against Psystar for violating the shrink wrap license and trademarks. Apple has also alleged copyright infringement.
It would appear that Apple has the upper hand at the present time, but it looks like we'll have to wait a bit longer to find out the final verdict.
[via Ars Technica]
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Yesterday brought about a bit of disappointing news for Mac-clone maker Psystar. Ars Technica is reporting that Psystar's countersuit,...
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Burn pystar burn.
shane, go back to your ubuntu you cheapskate. you probably only own a hackintosh. I'm not a fanboi, just a realist. Apple hardware is superior to standard pc hardware. ever open up a macpro and see the server grade ware inside? did not think so.
What are the chances Apple fanboys can spell correctly and have good grammar? As opposed to non-fanboys of course.
November 19 2008 at 8:20 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replycos a army of c-nts will come on here defending apple, anyone would think they had shares in the company. apple are a rip off for hardware
November 19 2008 at 7:47 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replycome on psystar! good luck!, mac owner myself but f-cking despise the apple fanboys.
November 19 2008 at 7:37 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHow does this have anything to do with fanboys?
November 19 2008 at 7:41 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyDoesn't looking at a legal case solely as a punishment for fanboys make you a fanboy yourself? Being reactionary for the sake of being reactionary does not make you above the fray.
How about looking at the merits of the case itself?
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