SvennoJ said:
Leadified said:
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.
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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.
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Which security measures are you referring to and how are they circumvented? An emulator is not meant to be a hardware reproduction, although you have some emulators that accept physical media.
It blocks you out from running OSX without a bypass (on non-Apple machines) but does not block you from using a pirated version of the OS.
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