Apple approves iDOS 3 following emulator rule change


Apple recently rejected DOS emulator iDOS 3 from the App Store, but following App Store rule changes that look to have cleared the way for PC emulator apps, iDOS 3 is now available for download, developer Chaoji Li announced.
In June, Li said that Apple had rejected iDOS 3 because it violated App Store guideline 4.7. At the time, that rule is was what allowed for retro game console apps to appear on the store, but Apple was only allowing retro game console emulators under the rule. PC emulators weren’t allowed; UTM SE, another PC emulator app, had also said it was rejected for violating the rule.
But in July, Apple reversed course and approved UTM SE, and earlier this month, it added the words “PC emulator” to guideline 4.7, which is seemingly why iDOS 3 has now been allowed on the App Store. Apple didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.
Even though iDOS 3 has been approved, Li is still wary of Apple. “It has been a long wait for common sense to prevail within Apple,” Li wrote in a blog post. “As much as I want to celebrate, I still can’t help being a little bit cautious about the future. Are we good from now on?” (Li might also be wary following Apple’s decision to remove iDOS 2 in 2021.)
Apple recently rejected DOS emulator iDOS 3 from the App Store, but following App Store rule changes that look to have cleared the way for PC emulator apps, iDOS 3 is now available for download, developer Chaoji Li announced. In June, Li said that Apple had rejected iDOS 3 because…
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