Raulken co.UK - PsyStar's Suit Against Apple Gets Booted

The Mac clone maker sees a setback as a judge rules Apple hasn't engaged in anticompetitive acts by fighting back. By Andy Patrizio: More stories by this author: A California district judge on Tuesday granted Apple's motion to dismiss claims of...

A federal judge dismissed Psystar’s countersuit accusing Apple of anticompetitive business practices, moving the ball in Apple’s court once more. According to the 19-page ruling, Judge William Alsup was not convinced by Psystar’s arguments, leaving the company only 20 more days to bring more legal support to its claims. In spring this year, stories of a company selling cheap Mac clones running OS X Leopard made the news. As Apple’s immediate reaction was nowhere to be found, Psystar began claiming it had all the right to sell the Mac clones, and that Apple has created a monopoly on the market, a matter that should be settled in court. That sounded rather strange coming from a company that was at risk of being sued by Apple for violating the Leopard end-user license agreement (EULA), which prohibits the installation of the software on third party hardware. The follow-up was a legal suit from Apple, which did not materialize until July 3rd. According to court do*****ents filed by Apple, Psystar was accused of violating the terms of the Software License Agreement regarding the use of Mac OS X software and Apple’s intellectual property. Furthermore, Apple argued in its claims that Psystar was responsible for advertising and promoting products in manners that affect the Apple brand, by offering consumers poor quality...
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