Let us know how that works out for you. :/

Obviously came in at a close 2nd with their website design....which was clearly not done by someone using a MAC. I switched from the traditional PC platform to a MacPro when the first Intel ones came out. My MacPro did cost a lot more up front, but I'm still running it and it's reliable, hassle free and fast. When I was "a PC" I was upgrading cards, memory, motherboard, CPU, fans, cases on a regular basis - I practically rebuilt the machine almost yearly just to stay up with my software....which still didn't run reliably and hassle free. Over the last 3 years, my MacPro has actually cost me less since I've never replaced anything in it and it still runs everything well - AND IT'S 3 YEARS OLD! I've come to trust the quality Apple offers and couldn't see myself taking a risk with a clone. That idea just brings back a bunch of bad memories.....back from the days when I was a PC. Now I'm happy, now I'm a MAC. :-)

Put these guys on the list right after Psystar. Shut 'em down.

First of all it is Mac(intosh), not MAC. You must be using some other PC as well. I have build my own PCs for years and also purchased iBooks, Macbooks and Mac Minis. I did not experience this roller coaster ride of upgrades of hardware just to run software.

Also, Apple does the same thing, but instead of upgrading components, you buy new computers. This can be seen when Apple simply drops support (or the hardware becomes antiquated...PPC to intel) of hardware.

In both cases, you can easily go years without significant upgrades. The rest is all FUD on both sides.

While we are all correcting mistakes, let me help you out with the following:

First of all, it is "built" not "build".

Second of all, it is MacBooks not Macbooks.

It'll be very interesting to see what happens with these cloners in the EU. If they've reversed engineered something for the sake of compatibility, then that's actually allowed and specifically protected by EU law! Anything which prohibits this in an EULA is by definition unenforceable. I really can't see a way out of this for Apple.

I can see two futures for Apple: move away from Intel chips if this becomes more popular and make things harder for cloners again, or alternatively, they could end up licensing the OS given that their bread and butter now seems to be the iPhone rather than computer hardware.

Usual disclaimer: I am not a lawyer.

you are not terribly bright. "License the OS" yeah they never heard that idea before in Cupertino, you are so original.