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Psystar - Who Are These People?

By Pamela Jones et al.

It turns out that Psystar, the company being sued by Apple, is owned by two brothers, ages 22 and 24, according to a story in the Miami Herald, now on Free Republic's site:

Attorneys for Apple are accusing Psystar Corp., owned by Rudy and Robert Pedraza, of copyright and trademark infringement and breach of contract for building and selling "cloned" computers that run on Apple's Leopard operating system....

Rudy and Robert Pedraza, 24 and 22, grew up tinkering with computers and helping out at their parents' networking and IT business.... "Apple had to sue," attorney Randy Friedberg said Monday from Olshan Law in New York, where he handles intellectual property and technology matters. "They're very protective of their IP and their brand." Friedberg called the lawsuit "far-reaching" because of its demand to recall all computers Psystar has sold, which Apple estimates is in the thousands. "I think Apple's goal was to say: 'Don't screw with us,'" Friedberg said. "And I do believe they'll end up putting these kids out of business."

Someone sent me a link to a comment on the Internet alleging a supposed connection between Psystar and a securities fraud case, but after hours of digging, I believe I can demonstrate that it isn't the same folks. Let me show you what I found.

Full post as published by Groklaw on September 03, 2008 (boomark / email).