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Psystar still trying to sell things... seriously?

Not even Chapter 11 bankruptcy is enough to keep Psystar down... for some reason.

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Computing | by Barb Dybwad | Thu Jul 2, 2009 11:12AM | 1 comment

For some companies, being smashed into dust and having to file for bankruptcy would be a sign that it might be time to throw in the towel. Not so for dubious-and-certainly-not-legal Apple clone maker Psystar, who recently emerged from Chapter 11 and have come out gunning with a new product and old hubris. They're calling the new Open(7) their "fastest and most quiet computing configuration" ever — maybe they're hoping it will be so quiet that Apple somehow won't notice.

Anywho, it's hard to imagine how this will end well, but as Gizmodo notes, at least it's not a celebrity death story — yet somehow it's almost as lurid.

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external link Psystar recovering from bankruptcy, still… [Neowin.net / Main]
external link Psystar emerges from Chapter 11, and still… [The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)]
external link Psystar Emerges From Bankruptcy With New… [Gizmodo]

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  • sanjosecomputer - (The Loop) Psystar selling software to run Snow Leopard on generic hardware: http://wp.me/pFcbL-2U
  • pr_linux - Rebel EFI: Send your Computer to Psystar for Compatibility? http://bit.ly/4zgufK #postrank #linux
  • rashantha - Just finished a photo shoot with Ted Soqui for the LA Weekly - Article on #Apple Quo Psystar. #LAweekly #mac
  • jemsailor - I did it again. had a HackIntosh, now with Snow Leopard. Rebel Efi from psystar.com& retail version of Snow Leopard did it. Use Google. :-)
  • juancgarcia - Psystar's seemingly source-stolen RebelEFI appears to work. It got me to the OSX install GUI. Paranoia keeps my HD unplugged for now though.
  • EdibleApple - Psystar is up to its old tricks, claims it's just bundling software with OS X http://bit.ly/1eriV7
  • tommytrc - Psystar is Shaking Things Up in the World of OS X - Channel Tech Center (blog) http://bit.ly/2kk3wF
  • hovo - Hardmac.com : Le "Macbidouille" in English - Psystar Violates Open ...: Toute la bidouille hardware s.. http://bit.ly/395Yxm

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Nicholas Hance (1:53 PM on Thu Jul 2, 2009)

Man that's a tough one to justify, no matter who you are.

I'd hate to spend money on this thing knowing that support for it is likely to completely disappear at some time in the future.

Certainly looks like some sweet hardware though!

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