Pystar vs. Apple, Inc.
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 “an anticompetitive restrain of trade,” according to attorney Colby Springer of antitrust specialists Carr & Ferrell. Psystar is requesting that the court find Apple’s EULA void, and is asking for unspecified damages.Springer said his firm has not filed any suits with the Federal Trade Commission or any other government agencies.
The answer and countersuit will be filed Tuesday afternoon in U.S. District Court for Northern California.
Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue [CNet News]
This is that company that thought it would be ok to sell licensed copies of Mac OSX bundled and installed on non Apple Computers. I wonder if suing for anti-trust was not their intention from the get-go. A lot of activists and organizations (namely the ACLU) will do something or encourage someone to do something blatantly illegal only to be able to challenge their cause in high court.
Pystar’s Cause? Apple’s Orwellian corporate structure and policies.
Apple’s Guilt: Trying to make things perfect, their idea of perfect.
This is going to explode just as (and probably because) Apple is gaining immense public popularity
It’s the Microsoft 90’s all over again.
