Computers

Apple has filed a suit against Psystar Corporation for alleged copyright infringement, trademark and trade infringement, breach of contract, and unfair competition.. In order to take action against the company they are recalling every single one of the Mac clones that have already been sold by Psystar.

Psystar began selling the Open Computer in April. The Open Computer used a modified version of Apple’s OS X, according to Apple’s suit, and provided unauthorized patches that Apple claimed were simply copied from its own Web site. A similar Openserv server sold by Psystar allegedly used the Mac OS X Server edition.

“As alleged more fully below, by misappropriating Apple’s proprietary software and intellectual property for its own use, Psystar’s actions harm consumers by selling to them a poor product that is advertised and promoted in a manner that falsely and unfairly implies an affiliation with Apple,” Apple’s suit claims. “Psystar’s actions also have caused, and are causing, harm to Apple and constitute a misuse of Apple’s intellectual property.”

Apple has asked for all profits that Psystar made from the sales of the Open Computer and Openserv as well as statutory and actual damages, injunctive relief, and the recall of all the computers that were sold. Any product recall would be an unusual step, as the suit’s financial relief would most likely bankrupt the company.