Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 7th Sep 2009 23:27 UTC
Late last week, we discussed the Apple vs. Psystar case (again), and in that article several points were raised which would be handled during a hearing Friday morning. Right after publishing said article, the law firm working for Psystar sent a general email to members of the press (including Groklaw and OSNews, among others) which contained the court order which resulted from this hearing. So to finalise these issues, let's walk through them so we can put the lid on this case for a while.
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RE[4]: Comment by JayDee
by looncraz on Thu 10th Sep 2009 02:18
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lol, seriously? Apple doesn't have any competition in the personal computer market? Why the hell are they spending all this money on advertising and high-priced retail space then?
Apple, by their own claims, is not in the personal computing market. They ARE their own market. This is their legal rationale for being able to violate anti-trust laws.
Apple considers themselves to be in the elite computing market, which has only one lord: Apple. iPhones are, then, the elite cell-phone market.
If you don't agree with 'elite' then just replace it with 'Apple.'
These claims were made by Apple in the Apple v. Psystar case in the original case complaint and again in subsequent documentation.
Almost every company needs to advertise, and almost every company wants the best locations. Apple does so because they can afford to do so in a profitable fashion ( increased sales ).
The only REAL competition is between operating systems. Even Apple's marketing acknowledges this. A Mac *IS* a P.C., after-all. Same parts, different BIOS and software.
--The loon
RE[5]: Comment by JayDee
by kittynipples on Thu 10th Sep 2009 16:18
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Building a proprietary operating system to differentiate their computer hardware from other systems, and choosing to not license it to others OEMs is a violation of anti-trust law?
Apple, by their own claims, is not in the personal computing market. They ARE their own market. This is their legal rationale for being able to violate anti-trust laws.
You have evidence of this claim, or are you just making it up?
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lol, seriously? Apple doesn't have any competition in the personal computer market? Why the hell are they spending all this money on advertising and high-priced retail space then?