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DOS Emulator In and Out of App Store
gent01 writes "A company called Fast Intelligence got DOSBox running on iOS and dubbed it iDOS. It's been stuck in review for the app store for some time. Evidently the iDOS app was in the app store this morning, but it has already been taken down."
Ok, seriously, how is this news now? Apple has published their review guidelines and something like this clearly doesn't pass the test so why is this news? Is it news because someone made a mistake and it managed to slip through because it sure as hell isn't news that it was pulled.
Oh. I see. It's news because it's another example of Apple's walled garden keeping apps out of the App Store.
Here's a secret people - that's not news either. We already know that Apple periodically does not allow apps into the App Store. The reasons for this happening are often very obvious because they've published their approval guidelines.
Seriously. Not news.
Great message! Good tone. A solid effort, and I agree wholeheartedly!
Not enough people use "decree", I think.
Still, as I read it to our guys in the breakroom, none of us much care for the closer:
"As it is, I am their worst foe"
Something missing, there. It lacks Zing.
Also, it makes it sound like you're a FOE, just not a very effective one.
How about these for your next post?
As it is,
"...I am their most strident foe!" -- sounds more opposed, I think.
"...I am their worst nightmare!" -- works well if you're Stallone, or the Governator.
"...I am diametrically opposed, sir, to their ruinous machinations!" -- 8^0
"...They will utterly rue the day!!!" -- Rue-age is always fun.
"...They lost me when the Mac wouldn't support Apple II 6502 binaries" -- too Old School?
And, our favorite: :^)
"...They are dead to me." -- Nice, short, kinda "Goodfellows" like.
Both sides when you get far enough are completely nuts, but try comparing Naziism with Soviet Communism.
You mean compare National Socialism with Marxist Socialism? In troubled times, the fearful and naive are always drawn to charismatic radicals.
Why is today's Slashdot reading more and more like an RMS essay?
I have to agree, however what is scaring me more is that Apple's devices are actually fun, easy to use and convenient for the a average user and hardened geek alike!
Why couldn't some linux loving major vendor like IBM build something that actually works? (Yes FreeRunner, I'm looking at you... oh sure go all blackscreen and pretend you didn't hear me... )
XML is a known as a key material required to create SMD: Software of Mass Destruction