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One of the big gripes that most people have with Mac machines is their price tag. Anyone that can afford one usually loves the interface, and the security that Mac’s generally provide. An upstart company, Psystar , is releasing its’ own version of the Mac experience. Their machine is called the, “”OpenMac”, and has a much more affordable price tag than most Macs, at $399.99.

The system comes with Leopard pre-installed onto the system. The machine runs using PC-parts that are compatible with the Mac’s OS. It’s able to run the OS, using an EFI emulator (scroll to the bottom of the Wiki page). It should be noted that the use of Mac’s OS on a non-Apple system is prohibited.

It will be interesting to see how Apple deals with this. They could easily take the lawsuit road, and try to keep Psystar from releasing their Leopard powered machines. Or they could try and turn this into a business opportunity, and try to make Psystar pay some kind of royalty fee. They will more than likely, go with the first option, but it will still be interesting to see how this turns out.

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