Tag archive: Mac clones

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

It's a legal fight that's been brewing for over a year, but now a heavy hammer has come down: U.S. District Judge William Alsup has ruled categorically against Mac clone maker Psystar, finding the company violated Apple's copyrights by pre-installing Mac OS X on its own Intel-based computers. The judge also threw out Psystar's motions that Apple was misusing copyright law to monopolize a market, and that Psystar had the… Read More