Apple v. Psystar: Judge Alsup Signs Order Staying Case
- June 2nd, 2009 - 6.26 pm UTC
- Apple Legal News, Psystar
- dizzle
On June 1, 2009, Judge Alsup signed an Order stating:
In light of the bankruptcy filing, all proceedings are hereby STAYED until the automatic stay lifts at which time the parties must immediately notify the Court and arrange for a case management conference. A case management conference will be held in any event on December 10, 2009 at 11 a.m. to survey the status.
There has been nothing new filed in the Bankruptcy Court since my last report.
Comments
Spade Aceman 2nd June 2009, 19.15 pm
Dang, that’s over 6 months away – a long time for Apple to not have definitive word on the legality of Psystar’s actions. Which makes the timing of Quo Computer’s sudden appearance on the scene even more suspicious, to my mind.
Reading this article on Quo at TUAW, I was struck by the logic of the following paragraphs, which apply to Psystar as well:
Here’s what I don’t understand: how do these business owners think they can actually make any money? Ignoring all of the blatant legal problems for a second, how can this possibly be a sustainable business? Selling OEM PCs is a very, very difficult market for small businesses to compete in. For even big players like HP and Dell, there is very little margin in low to mid-range consumer hardware.
Small systems builders can’t compete on price with the big guys, because they can’t buy components at the same rates. In addition, the price of each Mac clone automatically increases $130, just so you can install OS X Leopard on it. Unless you then want to mark up the sticker price to try to retain some profit — and keep in mind, that goes against a clone’s biggest selling point, price — how is this sustainable?
All of which reinforces the likelihood of financial backing from some other company, that stands to profit from being able to legally sell Mac clones.
dizzle 3rd June 2009, 06.55 am
The wheels of justice grind slowly.
These guys from Quo are not in touch with the reality that exists in this universe:
“I hope Apple sees the value in what we are doing.”
Eh? That’s like me seeing the value in an agreement via contract being broken. I don’t know whether these guys actually believe that or they are just trying to come off as nicer guys that Rudy Pedraza who shot his mouth off arrogantly.
And no I don’t see how they are going to make any money, especially in a brick and mortar store. That raises costs exponentially.
I will never understand the mindset that sees Apple’s IP as their “right.” Hey, I think I am getting an idea for a future Op-Ed piece.