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Apple and upstart Mac clone maker Psystar have agreed to a partial settlement that will have Psystar stop pre-installing Mac OS X on its Intel-based Mac clones. Although full details of the proposed partial settlement are not available, the deal would apparently leave Psystar in the business of selling generic PCs and leaving customers to their own devices to obtain and install Mac OS X on those systems to turn them into Mac clones. Psystar… Read More

Apple has long opted for a system of closed computer hardware, disallowing third party OS X computers. Nonetheless, small companies retailing cheaper OS X boxes have continually popped up, the latest of which is Psystar. Legal pressure from Apple has typically succeeded in eventually killing such companies, but it typically isn't long before a new one pops up. Individual users also are forbidden from building their own OS X machines,… Read More

Apple is in a constant battle with unlockers in the form of both independent enthusiasts and rival companies. It recently succeeded in killing iPhone jailbreaking for the time being and cutting off the Palm Pre from iTunes. However, to its dismay, Psystar is selling a software hack to trick Apple's Snow Leopard OS into being easily installed on PCs. Now, Apple is reportedly preparing a new release of OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.2) to try to… Read More