Unauthorized Mac clone manufacturer Psystar is at it again. They have announced the launch of a new licensing program that will enable PC manufacturers to preload their machines with Psystar’s boot loader. This will facilitate simple installation of Mac OS X Snow Leopard directly from the retail DVD. Psystar has been active of late, launching a number of its own hardware products over the past year and a half that provides the ability to run Mac OS X. Evidently, the licensing initiative will allow manufacturers to have their hardware Psystar Certified, and loaded with the Darwin Universal Boot Loader. Once certified, the products may be purchased by consumers off the shelf or through other channels.
Apple and Psystar have been wrangling with several ongoing lawsuits over the Psystar’s unauthorized use of and modification of Apple’s Mac OS X. Apple’s licensing precludes modification of the operating system or installation on non-Apple hardware.
