'Your honor the defendants are idiots'


ZDNet reports that Apple has asked Judge William Alsup to dismiss "with prejudice" PsyStar's countersuit against Mac maker, which means the clone maker couldn't seek to change, update or otherwise refile if the bench agrees.

The Court should reject Psystar's efforts to excuse its copyright infringement, and dismiss these Counterclaims with prejudice. Ignoring fundamental principles of antitrust law, and the realities of the marketplace, Psystar contends that Apple has unlawfully monopolized an alleged market that consists of only one product, the Macintosh computer.

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Apple's motion to dismiss was filed on Sept 30 and Cupertino has asked the judge to make his ruling at a Nov 6 hearing.

The mothership filed suit against the unlicensed Mac cloner in July and is seeking a court-mandated recall of all Hackintoshes sold by the Florida-based company.

Editor's note: A motion to dismiss is standard operating procedure. A motion to dismiss with prejudice is a bit more. Although I wouldn't mind seeing more Macs at lower prices, Psystar's continued existence means uncertainty and that's not good.

Let their death be quick and inglorious...

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