Apple v. Psystar: Summary of Status (With Buried Tidbits and Copies of Transcripts . . . )

The Psystar case has taken a odd path. Just after the Court-ordered deadline for production of financial records and just prior to the date scheduled for the deposition of the Psystar representative who would not answer “I don’t know” over 90 times when asked about the company’s finances, Psystar filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (reorganization) in its home state of Florida. While not conclusive, the timing certainly seems suspicious. It would be helpful to know if they fully complied with the production of the financial records. Apple’s statements to the Bankruptcy court did not state whether Psystar complied with that first deadline. If they did, it would not seem likely that avoiding the Court Order was a motive in the bankruptcy filing as they would have done so prior to that date and avoided the whole issue.

I believe it is helpful to provide a timeline of events leading up to the current posture of this matter, and I have done so at the conclusion of this piece with links for additional reference and past World of Apple analysis to those who are interested. Additionally, within the timeline I have provided copies of previously obtained transcripts that have not been posted elsewhere. I am able at this time to post them as the time limit noted in the Federal Court docket for public release has passed.

And on the CLONE front, in what appears to be a tag team match, another contender enters the ring, hoping to beat Apple in the legal arena...

Quo Computer Opens Mac Clone Retail Store

posted by Thom Holwerda on Thu 9th Jul 2009 21:43 UTC
The number of Mac clone makers is growing by the week, so it seems. We have Psystar in the United States, a clone maker in Russia, another one in the UK, and PearC who now cover Germany, The Netherlands, France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. We can add a new one to the list, one that I personally thought was a fake, but is apparently very real. One that has a retail store. In California. Quo Computer (in case you're wondering, you use that thing on the right to navigate - it's weird).
Other websites have reported on Quo Computer as early as late May, but I decided not to since we had no way to confirm the store's existence (it opened on June 1), and their website wasn't up (placeholder only) for a long time after that. I kept trying to reach their website a week or so into June, and then stopped caring.
However, I just got an email from Quo Computer's founder, Rashantha De Silva, pointing me to their website, which is now up and running. Apparently, they don't do online sales - real-world retail only. This appears to be the next step for clone makers, a move forward from selling Mac clones online.
Just like the guys and girls behind PearC, they claim to be enthusiastic fans of Apple's software, but not of the company's hardware. They even detail the Mac history of the company's founder. Apparently, he bought the first Macintosh in 1984, went on to follow NEXT, and came back to Apple as Steve Jobs returned to Cupertino.
They have three machines on offer with varying configurations, and offer 1 year warranty with 3 month phone support. You can find Quo Computer at 2401 West Main Street, Alhambra, CA 91801. If any OSNews readers live close to this location, and would like to help us out, feel free to take a look around the store, maybe take a few photos, and send us in your impressions. I'll also try and see if I can get an interview with Rashantha De Silva.—OS News

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