Filed under: Apple Corporate, Open Source
Psystar's predictions... they're a bit off
According to these documents, the company planned on selling 1.45 million Mac clone computers by 2011. The actual number sold so far: 768. What's even better is that these numbers are their "conservative" estimates. If you take a look at their more aggressive numbers, Psystar plans to sell 12 million by the end of 2012. Yes, you read that correctly: 12 million.
With the legal issues still ramping up, we can only expect to see even more (comical) news coming from the failed Mac clone company. Psystar even has gone so far as to say the battle is only helping them, keeping other clone makers from entering the market to "avoid the mess."
[via Gizmodo]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
DudeDad said 3:04PM on 11-29-2009
I think the owner of Psystar took the wrong colored pill from Morpheus....
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EnergyPigeon said 10:23PM on 11-29-2009
LOL
Edsel said 3:07PM on 11-29-2009
It would be amusing if we were to find out that Microsoft were a silent partner with Psystar.
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zipper77 said 3:26PM on 11-29-2009
seriously thought this was a joke
definitely brightened my day
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sam.guaiana said 3:35PM on 11-29-2009
No offense, as I own 2 Macs, but when it comes time to get a better computer for my studio, I am probably gonna buy one of these... I don't feel like dropping $8,000 on a Mac Pro...
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Timm said 6:16PM on 11-29-2009
I am with you Sam. As soon as I can I am gonna pick one of these babies up.
Scuba Steve said 8:54PM on 11-29-2009
why would you waste your money???. If you want a "cheaper" clone you'd be better off getting yourself a "OS Xbox" box much better design & quality.
Joanna D said 3:53PM on 11-29-2009
If you don't like them (which is clear from your post) why bother writing it? All you are doing is giving them free publicity.
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John Burke said 3:55PM on 11-29-2009
I don't dislike them. But whether you like them or not, there's no question that their expectations of sales are a bit off. If people happen to read this and decide to buy one, that's their choice, but the sales most likely won't ever reach the level they think.
Izzy said 4:10PM on 11-29-2009
It's just information. And judging by the BS, Psy is just run by nuts. THey are trying to maximize their individual profit (each of the execs) before they finally fold.
They might have a few deep pocket donors but they are using Psy as a writeoff. There is no way they are expecting a profit.
nj said 5:31PM on 11-29-2009
I think it's clear that John was taking the pi** out of them. At the end of the day, they annoy Apple and at the other end of the spectrum, they annoy the hacking community.
Down with Psystar!
Jeremy said 4:02PM on 11-29-2009
I love that graph.
I keep wondering if there is some motivation behind Pystar other than sheer, unadulterated lunacy. Something diabolical and brilliant. It would restore my faith in humanity. I mean, people invested in this mess!
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John Burke said 4:03PM on 11-29-2009
Ha! Glad you like it. I had fun making it.
Totally agree with you. I feel like you'd hit enough road blocks and disappointment and realize that your idea just isn't working the way you'd hope. Oh well.
robogobo said 4:09PM on 11-29-2009
whether or not their predictions are correct, I'm glad they're around and still fighting to stay afloat. It's good for the market, and keeps Apple on their toes. The same goes for Jailbreaking the iPhone. The unauthorized 3rd party will always help the market stay in check.
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John Burke said 4:10PM on 11-29-2009
I didn't even make that connection to jailbreaking. Really good point. If they didn't exist, I'm sure Apple wouldn't be fighting as hard for their product in some regards. Just as the jailbreaking keeps Apple improving the iPhone's software out of fear more and more people will do it, I think Psystar is doing something of the same sort.
John Burke said 4:11PM on 11-29-2009
BUT, at the same point, I think they're a little off target as to what their customer base is and how popular they actually are in the industry. Which is where this post comes from.
Rick Maddy said 4:10PM on 11-29-2009
I think Psystar is run by the same people as SCO.
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Blazeblaster said 5:14PM on 11-29-2009
strange, i wonder if Steve Jobs saw that 768, and began calling his lawyer
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Iliya Yordanov said 5:31PM on 11-29-2009
I like these guys. After all, they do not claim they'll sell you an authentic Apple hardware. After all, they do what they advertise- sell you custom assembled PC's that run MacOS. What's wrong with that?
I am a software creator myself, and I don't mind people using my software (if they could) on other hardware (if I made one)...I understand the marketing and financial side for Apple, but hey, it's not illegal what Psystar does.
After all, why does Apple sell Mac OS X separately if they allow you to use it only on their hardware and it comes with it anyway?
Cheers,
ILIYA
Founder of Cramzy.com
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Dave said 9:31PM on 11-29-2009
I think it is illegal what Pystar is doing, or did you not hear the summary judgement?
Apple sells their OS so that people who have purchased previous Apple hardware can upgrade to the newest OS. I am sure that a small fraction of the sales goes to hackintosh users, but that is not why Apple sells its OS.