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LeoNatan
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 Posted: Mon, 30th May 2011 20:51 Post subject: Android Market's most popular emulators disappear |
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| Quote: | If you're an Android gamer, chances are you've heard of Nesoid, Snesoid, Gensoid, N64oid, Ataroid, Gearoid and Gameboid: they're all video game console emulators developed by yongzh, and many ranked among the most popular paid apps on the Android Market. This week, they've got something else in common, too -- they've all been abruptly removed. Following a complaint from Sega, two emulators were nixed late last month, but we're hearing that Google has since revoked yongzh's developer privileges, just like PSX4Droid comrade-in-arms ZodTTD. We're currently reaching out to both yongzh and Google for comment, and hope to hear back soon, but it's looking like a bleak week for the emulation community.
Update: We got in touch with yongzh (or Yong Zhang, as he's known in real life) to discuss the matter, and he confirms that his developer account has been removed and his apps pulled without warning -- cutting off his primary source of income and leaving him with an inbox stuffed with worried email from customers. He has, however, already migrated a number of emulators to third-party app store SlideME, where they'll be free for a while, allowing existing customers to get updates without paying a second time, and likely helping a number of new individuals to mooch off his troubles. He's not too optimistic about his prospects at SlideME, though. |
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/29/android-markets-most-popular-emulators-disappear-without-a-trac/
Good job Google. Lets hear the fanboys spin it now. This is an Apple move anyway you look at it. |
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| Posted: Mon, 30th May 2011 20:54 Post subject: |
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Yeah, this is a real dick move of Google this is... :\
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| Posted: Mon, 30th May 2011 20:58 Post subject: |
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At least you can switch the market. Ofc the derps on android wont find that one... I thought that emulators are legal as long as you don't use any of the original code?
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Mon, 30th May 2011 21:06 Post subject: |
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Because emulators (and sometimes roms) are clean-room implementations, they are usually legal, yes. But that doesn't stop but corporate asswholes to try and push their own laws.
Same can be said for Cydia as well. It's an alternative AppStore. Sure, the derps won't find it, but people with half a neutron in their heads know how to JB and install Cydia.
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Werelds
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| Posted: Mon, 30th May 2011 21:09 Post subject: |
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Well that's just fucking gay. Well fuck them, I still got my APK's anyway 
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