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VIRTUALISATION Psystar Mac clone opens Apple's can of worms
VIRTUALISATION Psystar Mac clone opens Apple's can of worms | Psystar Mac clone opens Apple's can of worms |
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| by Stan Beer | |
| Monday, 21 April 2008 | |
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Reports that Apple initially shut down Psystar's website were wrong. Apple is a powerful company but shutting down a website requires a court injunction, of which there have been no reports. Psystar's website went down because it couldn't handle the monstrous spike in traffic when news of its existence broke. And this is the interesting bit for Apple - the demand for Mac clones is demonstrably huge. Apple and its legendary co-founder Steve Jobs have repeatedly let it be known in no uncertain terms that the idea of Mac clones in anathema to them. So why hasn't Apple already bombarded Psystar with a legal barrage of writs and demands to cease and desist? After all, Psystar is not only making PC hardware that uses a software hack to by-pass the Mac Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip. The Miami system builder is also offering to help buyers install a legitimately purchased copy of Mac OS X Leopard on their new Psystar Open PC box. Apple's inactivity to date could be merely a case of the hardware giant gathering its legal forces to slap Psystar down so hard that it presents an example to anyone else who dares to challenge the might of Cupertino. On the other hand, it could be a case that Apple knows that its legal position is not as strong as some may believe and it has now been forced into an area where it wishes it didn't have to go. |
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