And so the court case between Apple and clone-maker Psystar continues. Claims are being thrown back and forth between the two companies, ranging from Apple invoking the DMCA, to Psystar claiming Apple's Mac OS X copyright is invalid. We can add a new one to the list. Court documents reveal that Psystar claims it has bought its copies of Mac OS X fair and square - including some directly from Apple.
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Whether or not they think they can win isn't the issue anymore. It's what happens when they lose. If they lose a copyright case, and are found to have violated the DMCA, and the EULA, and whatever else Apple tries to stick them with, they will be hit so hard with the reparation-stick their great grandchildren will be paying it off. They have to fight tooth and nail, because the alternative is complete and total financial obliteration. Their credit rating will get so bad they won't even be able to get a friend to lend them enough for a coke. Apple have to fight just as hard, because if Psystar win (which they probably won't), dozens of companies doing exactly the same thing will pop up overnight, and Apple will have to be more competitive on price (gasp!).
No matter what happens, it's already interesting to watch, and I think it will get more interesting in the near future.
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2008-11-12
I don't really believe that Psystar will win anything here.
But a part of me still hopes they do, just to see the chaos the market will fall into.