Totally out of left field, it appears that the company behind the “Open Computer” has been stomped out for the time being. Allegedly, their fulfillment service opted to not become victim of a lawsuit should Apple decide to come calling. And while I heard that Paypal had been used to pick up the slack, it appears that this is no longer the case as well.

To be frank, I say good. Not because I am a fan of Apple so much as I am a fan of not violating the law. Regardless of my own views on Apple’s EULA, the fact remains that it is NOT legal to load OS X on non-Macs no matter who might claim otherwise. The fact of the matter is this Psystar company is walking a very dangerous line and if they are not careful, they will end up paying a steep price.

As I have pondered this for a couple of days now, I cannot help but wonder on what planet building a business around something so controversial made a lick of sense? How in the world did this business honestly figure that they would make it for years to come with Apple steaming at the heels, waiting to sue these folks out of existence. Seriously, there is no way in the world that Apple is going to let this slide by - it threatens their corporate identity.

Think this is still a good plan for this company? Think again.