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If Mac clone maker Psystar manages to survive what’s sure to be an expensive copyright battle with Apple over its right to sell Mac clones, the company may need to find new headquarters — again.
Internet real estate sites show that the building that houses Psystar — a Doral, Fla., property that is essentially a distribution warehouse — is on the market for $4.6 million.
One ad for the property, which makes no mention of Psystar, notes that it’s a 47,000-square-foot “warehouse/office building.” The ad boasts that the property is “priced for quick sale” and adds that it includes “space for bulk, rack and bin storage, aisle space, receiving and shipping space, packing and crating space, and office space with bathrooms.”
In other words, it’s perfect for assembling and shipping computers.
Florida state records indicate that the property is currently owned by a company called Constructora Canahuati, which has no apparent connection to Psystar.
Psystar has had several addresses in its brief history. When it first popped up in April, it called 112th Street in Miami home. It then switched to two different addresses on NW 28th St. in Doral, Fla., before settling on building number 10475.
Apple filed a copyright infringement suit against Psystar earlier this month, charging that Psystar has been selling Macintosh clones in violation of Apple’s software license. “We take it very seriously when we believe people have stolen our intellectual property,” said an Apple spokeswoman earlier this week.
Apple is asking the U.S. District Court in San Francisco to order Psystar to stop selling Mac clones and to recall units it’s already sold. Psystar officials have not returned calls seeking comment.
Psystar claims its Mac clones cost about one-quarter to half of what Apple branded systems sell for. In defense of its clones, the company charges that Apple marks up the cost of the hardware on which its operating systems ride by as much as 80%.
One version of Psystar’s Open Computer features Apple’s Leopard OS X 10.5 INTC) Core2Duo processor at 2.66 GHz, a 250-GB hard drive, and an Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT graphics card.
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If Mac clone maker Psystar manages to survive what’s sure to be an expensive copyright battle with Apple over its right to sell Mac clones, the company may need to find new headquarters — again.
Internet real estate sites show that the building that houses Psystar — a Doral, Fla., property that is essentially a distribution warehouse — is on the market for $4.6 million.
One ad for the property, which makes no mention of Psystar, notes that it’s a 47,000-square-foot “warehouse/office building.” The ad boasts that the property is “priced for quick sale” and adds that it includes “space for bulk, rack and bin storage, aisle space, receiving and shipping space, packing and crating space, and office space with bathrooms.”
In other words, it’s perfect for assembling and shipping computers.
Florida state records indicate that the property is currently owned by a company called Constructora Canahuati, which has no apparent connection to Psystar.
Psystar has had several addresses in its brief history. When it first popped up in April, it called 112th Street in Miami home. It then switched to two different addresses on NW 28th St. in Doral, Fla., before settling on building number 10475.
Apple filed a copyright infringement suit against Psystar earlier this month, charging that Psystar has been selling Macintosh clones in violation of Apple’s software license. “We take it very seriously when we believe people have stolen our intellectual property,” said an Apple spokeswoman earlier this week.
Apple is asking the U.S. District Court in San Francisco to order Psystar to stop selling Mac clones and to recall units it’s already sold. Psystar officials have not returned calls seeking comment.
Psystar claims its Mac clones cost about one-quarter to half of what Apple branded systems sell for. In defense of its clones, the company charges that Apple marks up the cost of the hardware on which its operating systems ride by as much as 80%.
One version of Psystar’s Open Computer features Apple’s Leopard OS X 10.5 INTC) Core2Duo processor at 2.66 GHz, a 250-GB hard drive, and an Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT graphics card.
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For sale on eBay: Nuclear biological protection gear and other cool stuff | ZDNet Government | ZDNet.com
Posted on: April 11, 2008
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eBay auction. Item: F-14 Antenna. Winning bidder: Mahoud A.
For sale: Nuclear biological chemical gear. Contact anon1234@craigslist.org
eBay auction. Item: Small arms protective inserts. Winning bidder: Hu J.
These are just a few of the items the Government Accountability Office discovered for sale on eBay and Craigslist. There is much more, much of it stolen from the US military, sold to fences and eventually resold on the Internet. The GAO says in a report to Congress (PDF):
“Military-issue items bought on eBay and Craigslist on display at a House hearing. (Credit: Anne Broache/CNET News.com)
GAO investigators also identified examples of U.S. government property that was stolen and sold for a profit rather than being utilized by DOD. For example, GAO found two civilian store owners who acted as conduits for defense-related property that was likely stolen from the military. The store owners told GAO they purchased gear from service members—including Kevlar vests, flak jackets, and gas masks—and sold it through eBay to the general public. GAO also purchased stolen military meals, ready-to-eat (MRE) and found a robust market for stolen military MREs on eBay and Craigslist.
The GAO says Iran is a likely bidder for that F-14 antenna, as it’s the only country using F-14s. Bidders from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singpore have won those small arms inserts.
Rep. John Tierney (D-Mass.), who heads the subcommittee that called a hearing on the report Thursday, expressed concern that these items could be used by terrorists. He cited an episode where Iraqi insurgents dressed as US soldiers entered a security post and killed five soldiers.
But it’s not illegal to sell many of these items, defense officials said at the hearing. It’s legal to sell body armor and night-vision goggles. And soliders are free to sell their uniforms after leaving the service.
It would be “very hard to tell (soldiers) that you can’t resell that item when they’ve purchased it with their own resources,” said the Army’s Sarah Finnecum.”
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