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groklaw.net - 11/19/2008

All Psystar's Counterclaims Against Apple Dismissed! Told 'Ya - Updated: The Order as Text

— groklaw.net — Psystar's counterclaims against Apple have been dismissed, which does not in the least surprise me. I told... you they were off the wall, in my view. The judge agreed. He curls his lip to add that he found Psystar's cases "unenlightening". That's ... (more) All Psystar's Counterclaims Against Apple Dismissed!  ...

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macrumors.com - 11/19/2008

Judge Dismisses Psystar's Anti-Trust Counterclaim Against Apple

— macrumors.com — 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... (more) Judge Dismisses Psystar's Anti-Trust Counterclaim ...

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arstechnica.com - 11/19/2008

Judge slaps down Psystar's antitrust claims against Apple

— arstechnica.com — 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 ... (more) Judge slaps down Psystar's antitrust claims against Apple

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Apple Awarded Motion to Dismiss Pystar’s Counterclaims
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — ... was that Apple’s Mac OS X operating system is not reasonably interchangeable with other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and therefore comprises its own distinct market. The clone maker alleged that Apple has engaged in various forms of anti-competitive conduct in order to “protect its valuable monopoly in the Mac OS market” and that it has also run advertising campaigns to help define the Mac OS as a product separate and distinct from other operating systems, AppleInsider explains. ...

Judge rejects Psytar’s claims in ongoing legal brouhaha
Macsimum News — ... A California judge has granted Apple’s motion to dismiss counterclaims on the part of Mac clone maker Psystar, who charged the Mac maker with violating antitrust laws through its attempts to block third parties from selling rival Mac OS X-based computers, reports AppleInsider. ...

Psystar's antitrust claims against Apple dismissed
Engadget — ... Well, we can't say we didn't see this coming -- Judge William Alsup in the federal Northern District of California today dismissed Psystar's antitrust counterclaims in Apple's copyright infringement lawsuit against the wannabe Mac cloner. According to ...

Apple Gets Judge to Dismiss Psystar's Antitrust Counterclaim [Lawsuits]
Gizmodo — ... PC operating systems and 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 ...

Judge dismisses ‘Mac cloner’ Psystar’s antitrust counterclaim against Apple
MacDailyNews — ... to back them up, including allegations that Apple is violating the common law of unfair competition, the Cartwright Act, and the California Business and Professions Code." "'For the above-stated reasons, Psystar’s claim that Mac OS-compatible computer hardware systems constitute a distinct submarket or aftermarket contravenes the pertinent legal standards, and Apple’s motion to dismiss Psystar’s federal counterclaims is therefore granted,' he wrote," Lane reports. Full article here . Tom Krazit reports for CNET, "If Psystar fails to come up with a better argument, its ...

Psystar gets countersuit dismissed, case heats up
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... AppleInsider notes that crucial to Psystar's claim was the definition of the "Mac OS Market." Judge Alsup agreed with Apple's right to sell their OS to their customers with the understanding that it may only be used with their hardware. ...

Psyanora …
Digital Daily — ... Psystar’s ideological crusade against Apple (AAPL) is fast turning into a boondoggle for the Mac clone maker. On Tuesday a federal juge dismissed Psystar’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple and with it one of the company’s last remaining chances to stay in business peddling PCs with Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard preinstalled, in apparent violation of Apple’s software license agreement. ...

Court Rejects Psystar Countersuit Against Apple
Cult of Mac — ... In a 19-page opinion siding with Apple’s motion to dismiss Pystar’s August countersuit, the judge ruled that Pystar’s legal team failed to support the “counterintuitive claim that Apple’s operating system is so unique that it suffers no actual or potential competitors,” according to AppleInsider, which first reported the decision. ...

Psystar dismissed; Apple did not break anti-monopoly laws
HardMac.com — Source : AppleInsiderThe judgement has been given regarding the complaint by Psystar that accused Apple of violating the anti-monopoly laws by refusing to allow its operating system to be used except on its own machines. In substance, the judge considered that Apple has not violated this law for several reasons: - Apple is not alone on the market of the computers and operating systems. - Mac OS X achieves tasks similar to other operating systems. Since Apple engaged in a strong advertising campaign, this can be regarded as proof that Apple ...