Wow, I wonder if Rudy knew that his backers would stab him in the back and have him file for bankruptcy so that they can pull out and make Apple trace who is exactly behind all this.

This is going to get ugly.

This is going to get ugly.

I think it already has gotten ugly.  Have you seen those Psystar cases?

What goes around comes around!

It’s not a surprise. Psystar was acting like morons in court (we’re small so we don’t have to keep financial records). The deep pockets probably realized that these guys were not going anywhere but down even if Psystar had some kind of good argument to present.

Someone needs to head down to Round Rock, TX and see if a lot of paper shredding activity is going on now.

Ironically Round Rock has a pretty good size Applecare call center.  Those guys are great and have always provided great support to me and my clients.

What are the speculations on who is behind this, Dell, HP?  I second the vote for Dell.

Who do you think is behind Psuckstar?

My suspicion is that Psystar is simply a few people who thought they had a sure-fire, under-served market with virtually no competition.  Seriously, the way people complain about Apple’s prices and the fact that you can’t get just any box configuration that will run OS X *screams* “We want to buy something!”.

Unfortunately, what they discovered is that, despite the way people complain, people are, by and large, happy with the hardware selection and quality of service offered by Apple.  Those that aren’t are such a small fraction of even the *potential* market that they simply cannot support a business.  (They tend to be the sort of people who can’t afford a $1000 computer, but can afford to spend 100+ hours getting a computer to work and keeping it working.  aka: technologically savvy students and teenagers)

The Florida court will hold a hearing on June 5 where Psystar’s equity creditors will be revealed—which means if there have been deep pockets behind the company’s fight against Apple, those names will finally come out of the shadows.

Didn’t Psystar just say in court that it doesn’t keep financial records?

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Am I crazy or were there more comments earlier that have disappeared? This isn’t the first time I have suspected that the new comments Db is leaky.

Am I crazy or were there more comments earlier that have disappeared? This isn’t the first time I have suspected that the new comments Db is leaky.

Yes and yes. You’re only as crazy as an Original Thinker—and the comments DB may be as leaky as Psystar’s balance sheet.

There was actually a comment you wrote earlier that I was going to respond to, but it appears to be gone. Oh well… in any event, Psystar’s game is over. The events surrounding that business and the subsequent lawsuit are about the most surreal thing I can recall in the tech industry… other than Monkey Boy’s sweaty, coronary-inducing dance hysteria.

Psystar is not backed by any high profile company. At best, it gets its additional capital from some wannabe Miami investors. You are giving them way too much credit. They sold a couple hundred thousand dollars worth of computers, but forgot to take into account for operational costs, legal fees and changing demand. They did some lavish spending and now are filing for bankruptcy. After all, Psystar is run by a High school and College dropout who both want to prove to everyone that they are God’s gift to humanity. Rudy is a smart guy (Robert not so much), but cannot run a company wisely before his ego gets in the way. Quite a tragic story.

I am very pleased with my Psystar Computer system, it works very well. I have two Macs but they don’t compare with this PC solution. I understand my upcoming problem, I will have to stick to the system I have now, no upgrades of Mac and Psystar. Never mind, I work something out. Mac is too expensive and they are far behind in technology and service.

Are you kidding me? Mac is awesome! I’ve been using Mac for quite some time now and I have no complains.
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Well I think Mac is still the best among all PC.
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That’s true. Mac truly is great. And they never seize to amaze me with their latest updates.
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I would certainly agree that Mac really is great and is really amazing!
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Mac was great and is not anymore, I just upgraded my PC (on OS X) with hardware Mac cannot deliver. Still, OS X is the best and not like exploding I pods. Mac is not the most innovating company anymore.

Please wake up and take the change to make OS X working better using PC’s (I am working with Mac since 1995).

We have our own satisfaction. I am already satisfied with Mac. No questions about it.

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Mac is great. Its designs are slick and continues to evolve. If you want a stable and dependable OS then Mac is for you but if you want an easier, more user friendly one then you should go with Windows.
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