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Psystar’s anti-trust case against Apple has been dismissed. They may come back with a better argument.
Psystar’s counterclaims against Apple have been dismissed, which does not in the least surprise me. I told you they were off the wall, in my view. The judge agreed. He curls his lip to add that he found Psystar’s cases “unenlightening”. That’s legalese for “are you kidding??” Here’s the order [PDF], so you can read all about it.
The judge did give them 20 days to try again to get it right, following the map he lays out for them to make improvements:
For all the above-stated reasons, Apple’s motion to dismiss Psystar’s counterclaims is GRANTED. Psystar may move for leave to amend within twenty calendar days of the date of the entry of this order. Any such motion should be accompanied by a proposed pleading and the motion should explain why the foregoing problems are overcome by the proposed pleading. Plaintiff must plead its best case. Failing such a motion, all inadequately pled claims will be dismissed without further leave to amend.
It would be kind of interesting to see how Apple takes the competition if Psystar were allowed to compete. I wonder if they would lower their prices or be too afraid it would “dilute” their brand.