Open Tech selling self for $50k. That went well.
By Paul Miller 
posted Aug 25th 2008 8:53AM
posted Aug 25th 2008 8:53AM
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Yet another failure, they must have some impressive info to sell for so much.
"We were naturally overjoyed to see another "clone" manufacturer crop up..."
Somehow I get the feeling you guys are high-fiving right now more than anything else.
Dirty bastards should know better than to hurt Apple's feeling like that.
Either you don't get sarcasm or you are Admiral Obvious.
Something tells me their trade secrets may not exactly be worth what they are asking.
"1. Put together a mediocre computer
2. Ship it with a copy of OS X
3. ?????
4. Profit!"
::sigh:: o anon....
I bet Apple puts out the 50k just to bury the info, logo, and brand forever. Hell in the long run it will probably save them in legal fees.
you're on to something...
but i think it needs more cowbell.
I guess I should start a computer company that promises OS X on a PC and this abruptly say I'll sell it off and a nominal price.....Then Apple pays me.
@Patrick:
Not likely. He *might* have:
1) The names of some webhosting company that hosts his domain and webstore front.
2) Transferal of his domain name.
3) Some scattered notes about his business (that doesn't turn a profit).
4) How to get a merchant account with Ingram Micro.
If there's any warehouse, its going to be a lease that he's getting eaten alive by.
Best case scenario, you're paying $50k for the domain name iopentech.tk. From a quick Register.com check, you can get any of the following for just $35:
iopentech.net $35.00 Available Add To Cart
iopentech.org $35.00 Available Add To Cart
iopentech.info $35.00 Available Add To Cart
iopentech.biz $35.00 Available Add To Cart
yes, I know Register.com isn't a good deal compared to [whatever host company you like], but its just that easy.
@bobartig
only 2 out of 4 are a possibility considering the domain is a free.tk domain and the site is hosted on freewebs
Throw in a body in a trunk and you've got a deal!
Jobs probably wants the owner of Psystar in said trunk.
I would suggest that Steve-o's truck is a little full of the other little people he's put the boot to.
ordered!
I tried looking for this on eBay but couldn't find it anywhere. Perhaps I should try looking on the US version?
Perhaps you should go under psychiatric evaluation if you actually want one of these.
But what about my warranty?????????
People actually bought these?
I think the guy behind it (and it's actually a one man show) is not completely stupid,
at least if he find's sombody more stupid...
He just sets up a quick-and-dirty website and puts on it some desktop case photos.
I don't believe he ever intended to sell anything except for the "company". The trade
secrets will be something like "I found an electronics shop around the corner, he sells
these desktop cases really cheap".
Did you read it on the opentech page: for your 50k US$ you get all that important info...
in one e-mail!
$50,000 , that's almost as cheap as downloading the FREE software.
Kalyway or JaS?
Pwned!
LMAO, hahahahahaahah SHUTDOWN!
A shitty startup went out of business. Not THAT funny, man. Really.
Oooh. They accept PayPal!
I'll bet the trade secrets include a document titled "How to make $50,000 without doing a damn thing."
ROFL !!! That goes for the most right-on-target comment this week (yea only monday) *S*
Hmmm. Sounds like another Gray Rothkopf endeavor gone bad. But don't they all?
@Patrick:
Not likely. He *might* have:
1) The names of some webhosting company that hosts his domain and webstore front.
2) Transferal of his domain name.
3) Some scattered notes about his business (that doesn't turn a profit).
4) How to get a merchant account with Ingram Micro.
If there's any warehouse, its going to be a lease that he's getting eaten alive by.
Best case scenario, you're paying $50k for the domain name iopentech.tk. From a quick Register.com check, you can get any of the following for just $35:
iopentech.net $35.00 Available Add To Cart
iopentech.org $35.00 Available Add To Cart
iopentech.info $35.00 Available Add To Cart
iopentech.biz $35.00 Available Add To Cart
yes, I know Register.com isn't a good deal compared to [whatever host company you like], but its just that easy.
sorry about repost, stupid commenting system.
I'll 2 - 3 please :)
I don't understand why anyone wants the hassle of building cloned macs anyway
i know what you mean... osx is rubbish anyway!
A Pentium D, they must not have updated their site in at least 2 years
For the $50k you'll get plenty of press and exposure though
Look like junk...not surprised they are selling....
Who would buy this for 50K? The only thing worth buying would be the Mac OSX "hack" that's not really a hack at all - I can find on t3h interwebz.You could probably build a better PC for about 1/25th the money. And it would run all the operating systems you can think of.
Why do you twits peddle this shit? It's a crummy website on free hosting with a free domain. Yeah, the moron is joking about selling it. Why the hell even give him the traffic? Jesus christ, it's just some moron sitting at his bloody computer. Bullshit sites like these are a dime a dozen, just do a Google for free energy plans.