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Apple Pulls C64 Emulator From the App Store
Rob Hearn sends in a piece up at PocketGamer.co.uk on why Apple suddenly pulled Manomio's C64 emulator soon after finally approving it. (El Reg has coverage too.) "It was a glorious few moments for retro gamers when Manomio's C64 emulator was finally approved by Apple and released to the eager, nostalgic iPhone public. Then, calamity! It was gone again. Apparently some wily users figured out how to access the Commodore 64 BASIC system that was originally packaged with the emulator — something that Apple wasn't too happy with, given the nature of the interpreter's code. By setting the keyboard to 'always on,' launching a game and restarting BASIC, players got into the 'empty shell' of their C64 emulator."
With all this publicity about his app he has to go and fuck it up. He could have made thousands.
I assume you speak of the successor to my n810? I do enjoy having a full Linux system on my PDA, runs the apps I want etc. HOWEVER! Its is NOT a phone. Which the iPhone is. It does couple well with other Nokia products, including cell phones, but outside of VOIP you'll not be making any calls from it.
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
Indeed, the new model has a phone app shoe-horned in. Only time will tell if it is any good as a phone. However I was speaking of the existing platform, which is phoneless.
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
Actually I fail to see how this is not fair game. They set a standard which they are entitled to (sorry, if you don't like it, don't buy it, there are plenty of alternatives to iPhone and Apple hasn't really become a monopoly threat), the developers said they met the standard and the App was approved.
Then, it turns out the App didn't meet the standard and was pulled. What's news about this except that if you're going to try to cheat... hey... DON'T POST ON THE INTERNET ABOUT IT.
I know what you mean. Before I had the iPhone I got a few weeks ago, I had a an LG phone that was great - I could install all sorts of applications on it. Oh wait, no I didn't.
I've been in the Linux community longer than most (since 1994) but it boggles my mind why people feel entitled to change someone else's product. I don't rewire my car, nor my TV. Why would my phone be different? And it's not as though you can't unlock the darn thing anyway.
no, IP is unethical and flawed. But it is not a "lie." It does in fact exist. If you are honest in your quest for an Open Society, you will want to engage in activities that lend to that society. But just as ELF doesn't actually benefit the planet (and instead, harms it quite frequently), and ALF doesn't actually help animals (again, harms additional animals instead) - you too are being counterproductive to the cause for which you are supposedly fighting.
There are various reasons that would account for being counter-productive to your own cause, but none are very flattering so I won't bother with them here. What I will do though is point out the flaw in what you're saying, since I am an actual advocate of the cause, and wish you'd stop harming it so much.
The interesting thing is that we all know, but we don't all agree.
Who would have imagined, that in 2009 there would still be a player on the market that can't play Vorbis? The "elegant" UI you speak of, is a UI that can't play a simple music file. Glitz it up all you want, but when the user hits play and music doesn't come out, the UI doesn't really feel elegant or easy-to-use.