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Psystar Files for Bankruptcy
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Real competition is when other companies innovate on their own to create a unique product that matches or surpasses another similar product (see iPod; iPhone). Cloning isn't helpful competition. It doesn't add anything of innovative technological value.
Competition is definitely good, but the lack of it doesn't seem to halt Apple from further innovation.
An interesting point:
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/psystar_files_bankruptcy_stalls_apples_case/
Even if Psystar has plans of continuing its battle against Apple to sell PCs with Mac OS X installed, it isn't in a strong position to move forward once the Judge overseeing its bankruptcy lifts the automatic stay since it doesn't likely have money to pay for its legal defense. Without the cash to pay its legal team, Psystar probably won't have anyone to represent it in court, and won't be in a position to defend itself against Apple.
That's right, Psystar. No one bought your garbage.
Good riddance.
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/psystar_files_bankruptcy_stalls_apples_case/
Even if Psystar has plans of continuing its battle against Apple to sell PCs with Mac OS X installed, it isn't in a strong position to move forward once the Judge overseeing its bankruptcy lifts the automatic stay since it doesn't likely have money to pay for its legal defense. Without the cash to pay its legal team, Psystar probably won't have anyone to represent it in court, and won't be in a position to defend itself against Apple.
That's right, Psystar. No one bought your garbage.
Good riddance.
Me too.
Ah well, so long Psystar. The trial seemed to just be getting to the good stuff with financial disclosures (or lack thereof), etc. Wonder if the backers will ever be revealed? or of it will be revealed that Psystar was in fact not purchasing legal copies of Leopard as they had claimed...
It wasn't Microsoft
If it was Microsoft, they would still be in business, and may have won their suit....... Too bad for competition. They haven't even been to court and people on here have already convicted them. Imagine that.
If it was Microsoft, they would still be in business, and may have won their suit....... Too bad for competition. They haven't even been to court and people on here have already convicted them. Imagine that.
Theory: It's apple.
Apple ships crappy version of their product to secure the low end section of the market. brand untarnished.
then at WWDC they unveil cheaper low end macs and psystar disappears
Apple ships crappy version of their product to secure the low end section of the market. brand untarnished.
then at WWDC they unveil cheaper low end macs and psystar disappears
Can a fanboy tell me how the consumer wins in this case? Reading half of these comments make me sick... like people on here live to please Apple. For god's sake, who gives a sh*t if another company is trying to give us some lower cost mac clones? As much as you want to believe it, i dont think anyone here can make a case of how little teenie psystar made even a microscopic dent in apple's stock price. You don't have to feel bad for apple... they only need to look at the balance of their bank accounts to to turn their frowns upside-down.
It's Windows.
MS just can't hold its own in the Premium end of the market. Too bad. Perhaps if they made less crap that runs on other crap, we'll see a change.
If those MS ads are any indication, don't hold your breath.
(There is no such thing as commercial "competition" using Apple's own OS. That's theft, and the realm of rip-off artists. One of which seems to be dying, thankfully.)
All very predictable. People will always either buy Mac or, increasingly it seems (but still relatively paltry in number), do their own hack. I expect that in time, others like Psystar will follow suit. The only way you could have a feasible market here is if one day Apple licensed OS X, which is something highly unlikely to happen anytime soon, if at all.
Can a fanboy tell me how the consumer wins in this case? Reading half of these comments make me sick... like people on here live to please Apple. For god's sake, who gives a sh*t if another company is trying to give us some lower cost mac clones? As much as you want to believe it, i dont think anyone here can make a case of how little teenie psystar made even a microscopic dent in apple's stock price. You don't have to feel bad for apple... they only need to look at the balance of their bank accounts to to turn their frowns upside-down.
Non-proliferation of OS X that runs on cheap hardware. No dilution of the user experience in a mass of compatibility issues, update issues, etc. The integrity of OS X is maintained. Consumer wins because we'll continue to have a quality product that runs as it should, as intended, for everyone, with a certain and sustained level of support across the board. Average Joe to power user alike.
Or would you like some fly-by-nite company or group of them to turn OS X in to a Windows clone?
Besides, the consumer has spoken: We don't want Psystar's crap.
If we did, we wouldn't be reading this news, now would we?
Theory: It's apple.
Apple ships crappy version of their product to secure the low end section of the market. brand untarnished.
then at WWDC they unveil cheaper low end macs and psystar disappears
Pretty darn sure you can't sue yourself...
Mr. Psystar Gates please stand up!!
Why would Gates or Microsoft support psystar?
Right now Apple OS X is locked to only Apple branded hardware. If psystar somehow won their case and forced Apple to open up their EULA to legalize the license for all pc hardware, then OS X would be competing directly against Windows for factory installation on Dells, Sonys, Acer, HP, Lenova, and other PCs.
Can you imagine how much market share windows might loose to OS X if Dell were legally allowed to offer OS X as a factory install on their Net books, laptops, and desktops?
Unless Microsoft pulled out. Maybe they didnt want bad press before the Windows 7 launch. Could you imagine the Mac v PC ads?
So this may show my newbie status, but is it illegal to legally purchase a copy of OSX and put it on a non-apple computer? If so, how does that not fall under some sort of "monopoly"? I mean, when you boil it down, Apple assembles computer just like everyone else, with parts everyone else can buy too (leaving aside aesthetics off course...). Insight anyone?
Right on!
Chrysler did the same thing with cars, take a perfectly good concept (ie. cars) and make it cheap and only able to function on a substandard level.Can a fanboy tell me how the consumer wins in this case? Reading half of these comments make me sick... like people on here live to please Apple. For god's sake, who gives a sh*t if another company is trying to give us some lower cost mac clones? As much as you want to believe it, i dont think anyone here can make a case of how little teenie psystar made even a microscopic dent in apple's stock price. You don't have to feel bad for apple... they only need to look at the balance of their bank accounts to to turn their frowns upside-down.
People look at moving away from Windows to Mac for a different user experience. If they go with a hackintosh, there is a great chance that user experience will be tainted due to the fact that the OS was not designed to run on that system. When the hackintosh starts acting up the user will blame Apple for this. They will think Apple sucks at making software, and call Apple for support. This is not fair to Apple because they are being represented to consumers inaccurately by a 3rd party selling hacked together systems.
First, its a hassle getting OS X to install on a PC. Second, Apple does not have a monopoly in the Operating System or Hardware sectors. BMW is the only company allowed to make BMW cars, however they do not have a monopoly on the car market.
Turns out Psystar was run by Steve Jobs.
He was bored, faked illness, and ran off to make his own company... just to shake up those lazy bums at Apple who can't even design and market a good tablet by 2010.
He was bored, faked illness, and ran off to make his own company... just to shake up those lazy bums at Apple who can't even design and market a good tablet by 2010.
I put OSX on my Toshiba to get a feel for a mac. I ended up buying two macbooks and two iPhones ultimately because of that experience.
Well it seems their products were garbage which is why they are filling for bankruptcy.Can a fanboy tell me how the consumer wins in this case? Reading half of these comments make me sick... like people on here live to please Apple. For god's sake, who gives a sh*t if another company is trying to give us some lower cost mac clones? As much as you want to believe it, i dont think anyone here can make a case of how little teenie psystar made even a microscopic dent in apple's stock price. You don't have to feel bad for apple... they only need to look at the balance of their bank accounts to to turn their frowns upside-down.