ITworld.com - Psystar has shown that Apple should license Mac OS X

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:45 AM EDT

Article Source: itworld.com

technology, apple, mac, computer, os, x, psystar

Seeded by Rob Owen

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gecko85

What a bunch of unadulterated BS. Obviously the clowns at IT World have been oblivious to the fact that Psystar doesn't actually exist, and was just 2 guys trying to pull a scam with off-the-shelf parts. The IT World brain trust then goes on to suggest Apple scrap everything that's made them highly successful and profitable so that they can become a commodity company fighting for the low margin scraps. Brilliant!

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3 votes

#1 - Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:35 PM EDT

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spiffie

I''m not sure how a thief shows that a content owner should just give up its rights. Am I missing something?

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2 votes

#2 - Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:27 PM EDT

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Christopher Michael Pastore

Number One: This was a hoax!

Number two: The worst things Apple could ever do is license their OS to run on anything they don't control. What you will get is a mish-mash of hardware that creates problems. One of the reasons OS X is so good is that the environment the OS runs in is limited and controlled. Assuring it just works.

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#3 - Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:13 PM EDT

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Tedd Riggs

Somehow I think the guys at IT World must have gotten the date mixed up and thought it was still April 1st. This has got to be the biggest joke article I have ever seen. I think I would have tagged it with "satire"
Does Psystar even have a phone listing yet, lets see 4 address changes, 2 guys, that own 7 companies. Sure guys....

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2 votes

#4 - Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:19 PM EDT

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mtrajan

According to CNET, Psystar is a real company, making real products. Read:
Lawyers, money needed for Psystar's legal battle, posted May 2
Psystar's Open Computer arrives at CNET, posted April 30

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1 vote

#4.1 - Fri May 2, 2008 2:32 PM EDT

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Tedd Riggs

Now they are getting more real. But when I posted my comment, the address keep changing and they had 2 people working there and that was it. Now they have delivered 2 computers.

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#4.2 - Fri May 2, 2008 4:39 PM EDT

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