Now for the third-party developer that Apple probably wishes didn’t have such a memorable 2008—the PC clone manufacturer Psystar. In April, Psystar began openly—some say brazenly—. After three months of watching Psystar sell computers running its operating system, . Psystar countered with , charging Apple with illegally tying Mac OS X with its hardware. A , though the company has since .

With the case slated to go to trial next year, here’s one developer that figures to continue making news in 2009.