Apple to Pull 'iDOS 2' DOS Emulator from App Store

Re:Apple to Pull 'iDOS 2' DOS Emulator from App Store by gurleen_s on Friday July 23, 2021 @09:03AM (#27930177)

I don’t see how these two things are in any way related. If your car is unsafe, you could kill someone. If you sideload an app on your phone, that only affects you. There’s a line we must all draw between personal freedom and the right of others to also be free when you decide to live in a society with other people.

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Re:Apple to Pull 'iDOS 2' DOS Emulator from App Store by the_dune_13 on Saturday July 24, 2021 @06:06AM (#27939614)

> If your car is unsafe, you could kill someone. If you sideload an app on your phone, that only affects you.

If there is no authority / safety-check over the apps, potentially thousands could lost millions from new wave of scams. Some sort of oversight has to be in place for devices with that much personal data. In the worst case scenario, Apple could get sued for that.

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Re:Apple to Pull 'iDOS 2' DOS Emulator from App Store by judge2020 on Friday July 23, 2021 @07:47PM (#27937042)

If this happens, maybe the device should become unsellable since you could sideload unremovable adware and then sell it to an unknowing buyer.

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Re:Apple to Pull 'iDOS 2' DOS Emulator from App Store by ziml77 on Friday July 23, 2021 @01:39PM (#27933466)

An malicious app that turns your device into another botnet zombie definitely does affect others.

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