Florida startup Psystar has switched its business model from selling ugly Mac clones to selling ugly t-shirts.
Psystar, which recently lost its year-and-a-half-long legal battle with Apple, is selling t-shirts on its website instead of generic PCs hacked to run the Mac operating system. The company is accepting donations, too.
In a blog post, Psystar said it plans to ask the court to clarify legality surrounding Rebel EFI, a downloadable piece of software that enables users to create their own Hackintoshes. Apple in mid-December won a permanent injunction effectively banning Psystar from selling clones and tools that assist consumers in creating Hackintoshes. But alas, Rebel EFI was not explicitly brought up in the case, and Psystar is seeking clarity.
Psystar’s attorney K.A.D Camara told Wired.com that the startup also plans to appeal the summary judgment and proceed with an anti-trust suit filed against Apple in October 2008.
Psystar agreed in a settlement to pay Apple $2.7 million in damages, but it won’t have to give a dime until the appeals process is complete. That means Psystar better hope to sell about 200,000 t-shirts, which cost $15 apiece.
Psystar’s t-shirts read “I sued Psystar…and all I got was a lousy injunction,” meaning their direct audience is Apple staff. And unfortunately Apple only has about 35,000 employees. Somewhat of an oversight, but one you would expect from a company that sold fewer than 1,000 Hackintosh computers after promising investors it would ship millions of units by 2011.
See Also:
- Psystar Banned From Selling Mac Clones
- Apple, Mac Cloner Agree to Settle Lawsuit; Psystar Still Kicking …
- Mac Cloner Psystar Sold Fewer Than 1000 Hackintoshes
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