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Sue in EU

Psystar should find a way to callenge the EULA in court in Europe, where the govt is less friendly to Monopolies. Surely someone across the pond would want to buy one.

This would set an international precedent which they could use to either negotiate a deal with Apple or also use for PR and as support for a domestic US case.

Then again, not much is known about Psystar. I wish some of their existing customers would come out and speak about their experiences. Then we would have a more objective basis for commentary.

As it is, most accounts seem to unfairly draw doubts on Psystar. They may be completely legit.

Let's recall history: Steve Jobs did something similar in days gone by, and he ended up using it to get back into the Apple fold. Perhaps Psystar could work a similar deal to work with Apple.

Apple should embrace some cloning as this increases their OS base and revenues from the OS itself. Of course, they will have to lose premium on hardware, but most computer firms now make very little on hardware. The most profit tends to be in software and services.

Posted by: srobtjones@...   Posted on: 04/17/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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