Psystar Open Computers

[Hidden_Question]

What do you guys think of the new Psystar Open Computers?

They're a new alternative to mac fans who want something else to play with I think.

http://www.psystar.com/

 

[Dryft]

I'll build my own Hackintosh before I buy one, especially from some shady fly-by-night that's trying way too hard, and failing, to sound legit. Besides, the first one of these that Apple gets their hands on, they're going to sue these clowns into oblivion.

 

[Ryael]

Yeah...I second Dryft here. Looks like a scam...smells like a scam...must be a scam.

Plus being a power computer user, aka more than just photoshop and looking pretty in a coffee shop, i'm legally forced to throw macs under the nearest speeding car. Can't help it, it's in the term of agreements.

P.S. The only 'Open' I recognize in the computer world has to do with truly open, as in free, to anyone that wants to use the product. I hate hate hate when people use 'open' just to sell stuff just like too many things have the ole 'i' in front of things, which just screams 'icantthinkofanythingoriginal.' Sorry, I know i'm ranting. it's just the last week of school and i'm overloaded with coding .

 

[-nocturne=-]

Well... There's always been third-party macs, which tend to be cheap boxes with unfamiliar brands that's you'd usually find in a small office such as like at a local newspaper. Now that they're are x86 based, I'm sure they're even more common, though most tend to buy macs for the 'trend' factor.

 

[Beta]

the psystar isnt a scam, engadget reviewed it and said its nice

i tried the hackintosh scene, i could never get the damned OS to boot -.-

 

[Ryael]

I can almost guarantee that if Steve Jobs wants to build a gigantic shoe and squash this place like a bug, he can and will AND (the important part) has the copyright laws to back him up in dismantling this computer and possibly somehow getting to you, the buyer, as well for purchasing it.

 

[-nocturne=-]

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I can almost guarantee that if Steve Jobs wants to build a gigantic shoe and squash this place like a bug, he can and will AND (the important part) has the copyright laws to back him up in dismantling this computer and possibly somehow getting to you, the buyer, as well for purchasing it.
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And what would they sue for..? Anybody can buy a retail copy of the OS, and try to get it running -- but it's up to Apple what hardware they support. That'd be like saying MS has the right to sue Apple over Boot Camp.

Besides... Apple only sues companies that make their products white, or have the ubiquitous 'i' in their name...

 

[trykael]

I'd be careful of this place - I've heard several people say the site kind of disappears at times, then re-appears once their lawyers have settled things down again ;-) Seriously, I know they're in a constant battle with apple about their computers, so I don't know that it's worth the aggravation that would come with the machine.

 

[Flippy the Squirrel]

I do tend to find validity in their claim that you can get the computing power of a $2k Mac for a quarter of that price. Apple is over priced and will continue to be so as long as people pay their outrageous prices.

 

[Ryael]

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Posted: Fri May 02 2008, 03:01AM
Ryael wrote ...

I can almost guarantee that if Steve Jobs wants to build a gigantic shoe and squash this place like a bug, he can and will AND (the important part) has the copyright laws to back him up in dismantling this computer and possibly somehow getting to you, the buyer, as well for purchasing it.

-nocturne=-wrote...

And what would they sue for..? Anybody can buy a retail copy of the OS, and try to get it running -- but it's up to Apple what hardware they support. That'd be like saying MS has the right to sue Apple over Boot Camp.

Besides... Apple only sues companies that make their products white, or have the ubiquitous 'i' in their name...[/blockquote]

Yes, anyone can buy the OS but it is illegal to RUN that OS on anything but Apple hardware. Not supported hardware like the x86 project has a list of, Apple hardware only. Period. Put Mac on anything not purchased directly from them or qualified reseller, and it's a breach of the end user license agreement. Apple makes their money from selling their hardware their way with their prices. They could easily sell the OS to anyone with a desktop and fix hardware compatibility issues in 2 months, but they won't and won't allow others too b/c that takes away from revenue. If they let this one slip through, then more will follow. That isn't going to happen. Even more likely is that if you were to purchase the fake-Mac from them, you'd likely have some ramifications as well, the least of which would be sending your Mac back to be destroyed. Steve Jobs and his lawyers are some brilliant minds. I wouldn't push it.

 

[OODA Loop]

haha cool, always wanted a hackitosh but was too lazy