macrumors.com - 11/19/2008
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A California judge has dismissed a counterclaim from Psystar which asserted that Apple was violating federal and state anti-trust laws in limiting the sale and use of Mac OS X on Apple branded computers.. But in a 19-page order pass...
appleinsider.com - 11/18/2008
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A California judge on Tuesday granted Apple's motion
to dismiss counterclaims on the part of unauthorized Mac...
clone maker Psystar, who charged the Mac maker with violating antitrust laws through its vigorous attempts to block third parties from ...
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Psystar's antitrust claims against Apple dismissed
Engadget —
... a smackdown. Psystar has until December 18th to amend its complaint and try these arguments again, but we can't say we think it's got a shot in hell here -- and something tells us that that court-mandated alternative dispute resolution process isn't going to get very far in Psystar's favor either. Disclaimer: Nilay's a lawyer and sells bootleg OSx86 machines out the back of his van, but he's not your lawyer and this isn't legal advice. [Via Macrumors] Psystar's antitrust claims against Apple dismissed originally appeared on ...
Apple Gets Judge to Dismiss Psystar's Antitrust Counterclaim [Lawsuits]
Gizmodo —
... suffer from a lack of hardware competition—thus the need for Psystar-like companies. Well Judge William Alsup was having none of it, dismissing the claim today. Alsup felt that Apple's high-profile advertising was proof enough that it was competing in the same market as Microsoft Windows (GREAT intuition there, judge!). In any case, Psystar has until December 8th to adjust their complaint, but they really don't have a lot to fall back on at this point. [Apple Insider via MacRumors] ...
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Judge slaps down Psystar's antitrust claims against Apple
arstechnica.com 11/19/2008 — US District Judge William Alsup has dismissed Psystar's legal counterclaims against Apple, saying that Apple has not violated various antitrust laws by tying its OS to its hardware, and that Psystar failed to provide sufficient legal support for its ...
Psystar's lawyers take another hit, say Apple didn't copyright OS X
engadget.com 12/23/2008 —
It's official -- Psystar's "hotshot law firm" of Carr and Ferrell is desperate. Their latest brief on behalf of the wannabe Mac clonemaker says that Apple's copyright infringement and DMCA claims against Psystar are invalid because Steve and ...
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