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True! But there exists clean room implementations of some systems BIOSes that could be used.
by Drakim 3y ago
True! But there exists clean room implementations of some systems BIOSes that could be used.
- scarface_74 3y agoAnd the last time that was tested with Connectix and Sony, Connectix won in the end but faced so many legal fees they still had to end up selling it to Sony and abandoning it.
- Drakim 3y agoSure, and companies could also sue you for libel when you leave a negative product review. Life is unfair, but when talking strictly about what's legal or not, homebrew roms using an emulator that has a clean room implementations of BIOS should be perfectly acceptable for the App store legal-wise.
- jonny_eh 3y agoSystems that have BIOSes but their emulators no longer need them: Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable. There may be others. Most 16-bit and earlier systems don’t have a BIOS.