Psystar's Antitrust Suit Against Apple Dismissed

Judge William Alsup of the U.S. Federal Court for the Northern District of California issued a 19 page decision, first reported by AppleInsider, which by and large rejected Psystar's claim and granted a motion brought by Apple to have the countersuit thrown out. The Mac the clone manufacturer has until December 8 to produce a fresh argument, otherwise all of its claims will be dismissed.

Psystar has been manufacturing Mac clones since April of this year, which initially drew the attention of Apple, who filed suit in July.

Psystar countersued, decrying Apple's business practices as monopolistic. Their argument stemmed from the fact that Apple's operating system can only be installed on Apple branded machines. Psystar pointed to Microsoft Windows -- appreciate that irony for a moment -- and Linux, saying that those operating systems are installed and run on a number of different manufacturers' machines without complaint.

According to Apple, by installing the Mac OS on a clone machine Psystar violated Apple's end user license agreement. Psystar then argued that the EULA put Apple in the position of a monopoly.

Unfortunately for Psystar, Judge Alsup didn't buy that argument and ruled in favor of having the anti-trust claim thrown out.