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SvennoJ on 01 May 2017
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Leadified said:
SvennoJ said:

VMWare is not promoted here.
VMWare is not shown to be running brand new games.
VMWare is not available for download bundled with pirated games.

Emulators are easier to make without using a virtual machine. No need to go through an extra hoop which would only slow things down. I can't really find anything about VMWare used for piracy, only VMWare getting pirated itself. Emulators however...

It's completely different. There is no outrage against DOSBox either, mini nes, virtual console, BC etc. Promoting or making a program available that actively encourages people to circumvent security measures and or download pirated versions of brand new software is where the line gets crossed.

You can use VMWare for piracy by downloading the operating systems off the internet, which is something I would wager that most people who use VMWare do. (Italics) Using VMWare you can run OSX (or previous Apple OSes) on a non-Apple computer, this is something which violates the EULA. DOSBox is used by companies to run some of their games but there is nothing preventing you from using pirated PC games on it either.

So I am unsure why you think there is a distinction here.

DOSBox doesn't run brand new games, plus DOSBox doesn't circumvent security measures.  If console emulators truly emulated the console they would require the game disc in the drive or the user to be signed into an account with the digital license.

If VMWare is used to run pirated versions of OS X then yes that's bad as well. I wasn't aware of this, but it seems Apple has asked VMWare to detect and deny running OS X. Which ofcourse can be hacked out again, seems it's called VMWare unlocker. But there's the difference with a legal emulator, they seem to be working with Apple to come to a solution to try to contain the problem.