Psystar

While the world focused on Microsoft's launch of Windows 7, Florida-based Psystar quietly launched Rebel EFI, a software product that should worry Apple a lot more than Microsoft's latest operating system.

Apple and Mac clone maker Psystar traded barbs last week in federal court as they simultaneously asked a judge to end the case that began more than 15 months ago.

Psystar's lead lawyer said he did not reveal details of the company's case to a prominent Harvard Law School professor, court documents show. But he approved a "circus day" at Psystar's headquarters in August as part of a PR strategy to spin the case its way.

It's possible, but not confirmed, that all or part of the $75,000 represents Mac OS X orders Psystar placed with Apple. At the list retail price of $129 per license, the $75,000 translates into 581 copies of Leopard.

According to The Mac Observer, Mac clone-maker Psystar filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this past weekend.

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Shrugging off its ongoing legal dispute with Apple, unauthorized Mac clone maker Psystar this week trounced Apple, introducing OS X-compatible PCs with Blu-ray drives and the Nvidia 9800GT graphics card. Apple offers neither peripheral on a Mac.

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Apple says Psystar knowingly violated its copyrights and license agreements and induced customers who bought the OS X-running Open Computer to do the same. Because of that and the resulting damage that Apple alleges is being done to its brand, it's asking the U.S. District Court for a permanent injunction that would bar Psystar from selling any more hardware with Apple software. And it wants Psystar to recall every Mac clone sold.