{"id":453,"date":"2008-04-18T06:33:01","date_gmt":"2008-04-18T12:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davintosh.com\/2008\/04\/18\/the-psystar-saga-riding-it-out\/"},"modified":"2008-04-18T06:33:01","modified_gmt":"2008-04-18T12:33:01","slug":"the-psystar-saga-riding-it-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davintosh.com\/index.php\/2008\/04\/18\/the-psystar-saga-riding-it-out\/computers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Psystar Saga \u2014 Riding It Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

crabapple.jpgAll the hysteria on Gizmodo<\/a> and elsewhere over the Psystar<\/a> saga had me all weirded out yesterday. I was ready to call them up to cancel my order, then take it to the credit card company if they balked.<\/p>\n

But then I had a decent night’s sleep, and woke up to see this insightful comment on the Gizmodo thread from commenter AJcorex<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Meh, sounds like it’s just a few guys who’ve tried to make it in the world of sales with little success, found somethin that the world wants, and don’t know how to cope with the demand.<\/p>\n

all these blunders could be due to the mass hysteria this has all caused.<\/p>\n

I’m waitin it out to see what happens. But this is clearly not the work of any con artists, it’s just too full of doofy errors.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, so very true. If they were con artists they would’ve, <\/p>\n

    \n
  1. known that marketing a Mac-compatible clone would generate the attention — & scrutiny — they’re now receiving;\n
  2. made themselves conveniently unavailable for comment,\n
  3. been long gone with the money and credit card numbers after only a day or so of business.\n<\/ol>\n

    So, I think I’ll give Psystar the benefit of the doubt and assume that the business is run by a handful of doofuses who are now struggling with the demand and attention they’ve generated, and the with some of the stupid but well-intentioned blunders they’ve made along the way.<\/p>\n

    Here’s hoping. Still!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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