ytswy - 12:46 pm on Nov 16, 2009 (gmt 0)

The thing is not that Psystar are/were offering better computers (although I'm sure they are cheaper, Apple margins being what they are), but they were offering different ones.

Apple splits its market quite deliberately between its various machines, and doesn't provide certain configurations that people do want.

Example, you want a Mac that you can add eSATA to, or USB 3 when it comes out, then you have to buy a Mac Pro or a 17" MacBook Pro, none of the rest of the current line up have proper expansion slots.

Or you want a Mac with high-end 3D graphics capabilities, but you don't need that much terms of other specifications - you are SOL since you have to buy the Mac Pro which is a full-on workstation and is priced accordingly.

I find it hard to believe that Apple won't prevail simply by the amount of lawyers they can bring to bare, but I do find Apple's predicament somewhat amusing.