Psystar, already defending copyright infringement claims from Apple, Thursday announced it would sell software directly to consumers allowing PCs to run Mac OS X, including Apple’s Snow Leopard. The $50 software is in addition to selling to to OEMs.
The Psystar software supposedly supports systems using the Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem.
The “Rebel EFI” 8MB downloadable software promises to “the easy installation of multiple operating systems” on a single PC. The software will also support hardware and drivers. A free version is available, although it has a two-hour time limit and doesn’t support some functions. The limitations can be removed when purchasing Rebel EFI.
A copyright trial is expected to start January 11, 2010.
The Psystar versus Apple saga began in July 2008, when Apple filed the copyright lawsuit. In February, Psystar had a countersuit dismissed but was able to claim Apple was abusing copyright laws to protect its hardware. In May, the Florida-based company filed for bankruptcy. The next month, two lawyers were hired who have said “Apple has engaged in legal engineering.”
