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[–] shaytan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 112 points 7 months ago (2 children)

To summarize: It was a copycat version of CocoaBob's GBA4iOS, uploaded without his consent, and on top of that, filled with ads and tracking user data.

[–] goldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 74 points 7 months ago

Shit, an emulator getting taken down for... actual copyright infringement? You don't see that every day.

[–] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.ml 33 points 7 months ago

Since the licensing of GBA4iOS was GPLv2 they could've posted the source code with their edits and call it a day; but i guess they didnt even do that.

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 28 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

That one didnt last long. Edit: Read the article, Hope the actual devs upload it

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 7 months ago

The "actual devs" straight copied another app that is still available on the app store, and then enshittified it heavilly. To the depths with them!

[–] Secret300@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago