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===Psystar Corporation=== {{Main|Psystar}} In April 2008, [[Psystar|Psystar Corporation]] based in [[Miami]], [[Florida]], announced the first commercially available [[Hackintosh|OSx86]], a [[Wintel]]/[[Personal computer|PC]] computer with [[Mac OS X Leopard]] pre-installed<ref>[http://www.crn.com/hardware/207200440 Psystar Releases Mac Clone]</ref> partially with software from the [[Hackintosh|OSx86]] community project.<ref>{{cite web|author=Patel, Nilay|date=2008-04-16|title=OSx86 Project not too happy with Psystar either|url=https://www.engadget.com/2008/04/16/osx86-project-not-too-happy-with-psystar-either/|publisher=Engadget|accessdate=Sep 17, 2008}}</ref> [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] immediately sued in July 2008<ref>{{cite web|author=Fried, Ina|date=2008-07-15|title=Apple sues clone maker Psystar|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-9991572-56.html|work=[[CNET News]]|publisher=[[CBS Corporation]]|accessdate=19 November 2008}}</ref> and a protracted legal battle followed, ending in November 2009 with a summary judgement against Psystar.<ref>{{cite web|author=Elmer-DeWitt, Philip|date=2009-11-14|title=Apple wins clone suit|url=http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/11/14/apple-wins-clone-suit/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330233518/http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/11/14/apple-wins-clone-suit/|archive-date=March 30, 2010|website=[[CNN Money]]|accessdate=November 15, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Keizer, Greg|date=2009-11-15|title=Apple Wins Court Victory Over Mac Clone Maker Psystar|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/182218/Apple_Wins_Court_Victory_Over_Mac_Clone_Maker_Psystar.html?tk=rss_news|publisher=[[Pc World]]|accessdate=November 15, 2009}}</ref> In May 2012, the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] denied Psystar's appeal, closing the case for good.<ref>{{cite web|title=CERTIORARI -- SUMMARY DISPOSITION|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051412zor.pdf}}</ref>
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