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[CNET News.com - Personal Tech] Legal experts say Psystar faces a tough legal challenge in proving Apple has engaged in antitrust behavior by loading its software on its own hardware and thereby allegedly harming consumers and competitors. Psystar's ability to prevail on the issue of having the latitude to load Apple's OS on its own hardware, given it has a licensing agreement with the company, may prove an easier road to hoe, legal experts note.
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[Engadget] Psystar to countersue Apple for antitrust violations, will ask ...: Wannabe Mac cloners Psystar hired itself some hotshot lawyers to defend against Apple's lawsuit, and they're not wasting any time earning their fees -- as Psystar's hinted in the past, it's going to countersue Apple for antitrust .
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[News Tom's Hardware UK - Solutions] Psystar Files Anti-trust Suit Against Apple: Last time we contacted Psystar for comment we were told there was no one (PR or otherwise) that could comment on the Apple suit and that we would have to email press@psystar.com. We were told the same this time around and when we pointed out that we were still waiting for a reply to an email we sent mid-July, we were told the only way to get a press comment was to send an email because, “theres no one here qualified to talk about it”.
[CPU: Daily Summary] Psystar to file antitrust suit against Apple.: It shouldnt be a surprise to most people that news outlets such as Bloomberg write the obituaries of famous so-and-sos well in advance of their demise, but of course the trick is to wait to publish said obituary until [i]after[/i] the subject passes on. Bloomberg mistakenly published Steve Jobs obit online during the course of updating it, though it was quickly taken down.
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[From the Edge of Reason Weblog] Pystar countersues Apple on antitrust grounds: Legal experts say Psystar faces a tough legal challenge in proving Apple has engaged in antitrust behavior by loading its software on its own hardware and thereby allegedly harming consumers and competitors. Psystar’s ability to prevail on the issue of having the latitude to load Apple’s OS on its own hardware, given it has a licensing agreement with the company, may prove an easier road to hoe, legal experts note.
[Free Culture News] Psystar Strikes Back (Against Apple with an Antitrust Suit): Psystar’s attorney told CNET that Miami-based Psystar will sue Apple for allegedly violating laws discouraging monopolies. Apple’s end-user agreement reads, “You agree not to install, use or run the Apple Software on any non-Apple-labeled computer, or to enable others to do so.” Psystar, which started selling computers hacked to run Mac OS X Leopard in April, believes Apple’s prohibitive end-user agreement constitutes “an anticompetitive restrain of trade.”
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[Gearlog] Psystar Suit Vs. Apple Due Today: I called Carr & Ferrell, Psystar's legal representation this morning, asking why the suit wasn't yet on PACER, the filing database used by most of the nation's courts. A spokeswoman for the firm told me that she couldn't comment, but that she would have something for me this afternoon.
[Aurum3 NewTech] Mac Cloner Psystar Countersues Apple: Apple said, “by misappropriating Apples proprietary software and intellectual property for its own use, Psystars actions harm consumers by selling to them a poor product that is advertised and promoted in a manner that falsely and unfairly implies an affiliation with Apple.”
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[MacNN | The Macintosh News Network] Psystar to countersue Apple, cites antitrust laws: According to CNET, the legal battle between the two companies has been heating up for a while, beginning with Psystar's blatant modification of Mac OS X so it can be installed on its cheaper $400 PC. Apple finally filed suit on July 3rd .
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[Macbook Pro - Mac Blogs, Mac Prices, And Mac Reviews] Psystar Sues Apple!: universe, Hackintosh maker Psystar answered Apple’s cease and desist lawsuit of July 3th with their own alleging restraint of trade and antitrust violations.
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[OSYS News Weblog] Psystar Responds to Apple Suit, Will Countersue: Miami-based Psystar, owned by Rudy Pedraza, will sue Apple under two federal laws designed to discourage monopolies and cartels, the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act, saying Apple’s tying of the Mac OS to Apple-labeled hardware is
[NETWORK TEKS' COMPUTER NEWS BLOG] Psystar Suit Vs. Apple Due Today: Psystar reportedly was set to file suit against Apple on Tuesday, alleging that Apple violates both the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act. To date, that suit has yet to be filed.
[blogjunkies] Psystar to countersue Apple for antitrust violations, will ask ...: Wannabe Mac cloners Psystar hired itself some hotshot lawyers to defend against Apple's lawsuit, and they're not wasting any time earning their fees -- as Psystar's hinted in the past, it's going to countersue Apple for antitrust .
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[MacDailyNews] ”Mac cloner Psystar to countersue Apple alleging antitrust: Apple may still just steam roller over them anyway, because an expert has told me the claims may by Psystar that invoke the Clayton and Sherman Acts would only apply to Apple if it's Hardware and Operating System defined a market and market share all there own without any alternatives, and even then it would be an uphill war for Psystar to win just because of legal presidents and the ways the laws have been enforced over the years, a monopoly is not illegal in and of itself. The judge on Apple's motion and reply to the charges can toss all of Psystar's claims as without merit and relevance to the law.
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[TipAdept Dot Com] Mac Cloner Psystar Sues Apple Under Antitrust Laws: In its original lawsuit, Apple charged that Psystar was damaging its intellectual property in violation of the end-user license agreement (EULA) that states Mac OS X must be installed on Apple hardware only. Apple alleges that installation on unapproved hardware may cause problems and thereby diminish the reputation and worth of its operating system.
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[Technology News Aggregator] Technology news on Aug 28: With a multinational iPhone 3G launch now successfully under its belt, electronics maker Apple Inc. is preparing to close out the year with a final phase of product introductions that will stretch over the course of the next two months.
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[TechMacro] News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure: Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit? Psystar countersues Apple, alleges anticompetitive business practices Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Psystar sues Apple!
[Andy's Blog] I actually kinda hope Psystar wins: The story so far: Psystar is putting together PCs, installing a hacked copy of Mac OS X Leopard on them, and selling them. It took Apple awhile, but they finally sued.
[Planeta REA] Planeta: After Apple sued Pystar for their mac clones, Psystar has counter-sued Apple with an antitrust suit. Its definitely not over for .
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