Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Mon 21st Jul 2008 14:35 UTC, submitted by Thom_Holwerda
Law and Order We covered earlier about Apple suing Psystar the creator of Open Computer. Now we have more details of the complaint . Apple's complaint is now available online (registration required).
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RE[3]: F... rickey Apple
by ringham on Mon 21st Jul 2008 15:16 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: F... rickey Apple"
ringham
Member since:
2006-03-23

You do realize that patents help protect small companies, too, right?

Edited 2008-07-21 15:17 UTC

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RE[4]: F... rickey Apple
by Ford Prefect on Mon 21st Jul 2008 15:39 in reply to "RE[3]: F... rickey Apple"
Ford Prefect Member since:
2006-01-16

Ahaha... so that's the reason why big companies nowadays do patent deals with each other to control the market on yet another level?

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RE[4]: F... rickey Apple
by tupp on Mon 21st Jul 2008 15:45 in reply to "RE[3]: F... rickey Apple"
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2006-11-12

You do realize that patents help protect small companies, too, right?


Patents have nothing to do with this situation/case.

From the Mac world article: "Apple contends Psystar's owners are aware of the end-user license agreement... and that installing OS X on its Open Computer constitutes a breach of contract... Apple argues that the end result of unauthorized use of its software and intellectual property is damaging to its brand."

Apple does not claim that a patent has been violated, they claim breach of private contract and "damage to their brand."

Edited 2008-07-21 15:56 UTC

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RE[5]: F... rickey Apple
by javiercero1 on Mon 21st Jul 2008 16:32 in reply to "RE[4]: F... rickey Apple"
javiercero1 Member since:
2005-11-10

Indirectly their license agreements rest on the patents held by apple.

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