{"id":307191,"date":"2021-07-23T18:14:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T15:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/apple-hates-fun-says-no-more-windows-3-1-on-ipads\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T18:14:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T15:14:53","slug":"apple-hates-fun-says-no-more-windows-3-1-on-ipads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-hates-fun-says-no-more-windows-3-1-on-ipads\/","title":{"rendered":"#Apple Hates Fun, Says No More Windows 3.1 on iPads"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2879c59d9ee\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2879c59d9ee\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-hates-fun-says-no-more-windows-3-1-on-ipads\/#The_Freedom_to_Learn_From_the_Past\" >The Freedom to Learn From the Past<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le Hates Fun, Says No More Windows 3.1 on iPads&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-743234 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/win31_ipad_crossed_out_hero_1.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/win31_ipad_crossed_out_hero_1.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/win31_ipad_crossed_out_hero_1.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A crossed-out iPad running Windows 3.1 on an emulator.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-credittext=\"Apple\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Apple<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Say goodbye to DOS on the iPad. We demonstrated\u00a0how to install Windows 3.1 on an iPad\u00a0on July 12, 2021, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> coverage that followed seems to have woken the sleeping giant in Cupertino. Now, Apple plans to pull the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/idos-2\/id918131840\">iDOS 2<\/a> emulator from the App Store within two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Just yesterday, iDOS 2 author Chaoji Li <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/litchie.com\/2021\/07\/idos2-will-be-gone\">announced<\/a> that Apple has declined a submitted update to the popular MS-DOS emulator for iPhone and iPad currently available in the App Store. In a message sent to Li, Apple stated that \u201cupon re-evaluation,\u201d the iDOS app is not in compliance with the App Store Review Guidelines because it can execute code, which \u201callows for downloading of content without licensing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Li <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/litchie.com\/2021\/07\/idos2-will-be-gone\">points out<\/a> on the iDOS 2 website, the author has always been up front about the emulator\u2019s capabilities with Apple, and after an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/litchie.com\/2020\/09\/idos2-update\">approval last September<\/a>, fans of MS-DOS retrogaming held up hope that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/apple\/comments\/oiz1au\/idos_app_lets_you_install_windows_31_on_your_ipad\/\">maybe Apple had eased up<\/a> on a longstanding ban on emulators in the App Store.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-739225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/idos_2_appstore.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The iDOS 2 entry in the Apple App Store.\" width=\"650\" height=\"467\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While Apple\u2019s initial decision to allow iDOS 2 to load arbitrary MS-DOS programs surprised some in the first place, this sudden reversal puts a keen spotlight on the often arbitrary nature of Apple\u2019s app review process. Similar criticisms have been part of the recent <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epic_Games_v._Apple\">Epic Games vs. Apple trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For now, iDOS 2 is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/idos-2\/id918131840\">still available for purchase<\/a>, and if Apple pulls it, you\u2019ll still have it available on your iPhone or iPad but won\u2019t be able to receive updates in the future. If Apple goes a step further and de-lists iDOS completely, it will stay on your device but won\u2019t be available for re-download later.<\/p>\n<p>So far, many commenters on sites like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/07\/22\/apple-to-pill-idos-2-emulator-from-app-store\/\">MacRumors<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2021\/07\/22\/idos-2-emulator-for-ios-to-be-removed-from-the-app-store\/\">9to5Mac<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=27924207\">Hacker News<\/a>, have responded to this <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> with the same question: Why can\u2019t Apple just let us have a good time? As John Gruber of Daring Fireball <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/daringfireball.net\/linked\/2021\/07\/23\/idos-app-store\">quipped<\/a>, iDOS has been \u201ccited for violating rule 11.38, which prohibits excessive harmless nostalgic fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s true; there\u2019s a lot of joy to be had in exploring our nostalgic past on our beloved iPhones and iPads. But there\u2019s more at stake here than just having fun.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Freedom_to_Learn_From_the_Past\"><\/span>The Freedom to Learn From the Past<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Innovation isn\u2019t just about the future. Remixing knowledge from the past sparks new ideas and new inventions. So many wonderful software concepts from the MS-DOS era await rediscovery by new generations. They can then apply those ideas to new apps without having to reinvent the wheel. That\u2019s how we make progress as a civilization: We build on what came before. Why not let that discovery process happen on an iPhone or iPad?<\/p>\n<p>The freedom to learn from history is part of a free society. If all computers had similar restrictive guidelines on running software, a few big corporations would have absolute control over what we can\u2014and can\u2019t\u2014run on our own devices.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Apple is no despot, and there are many alternatives. You\u2019re free to buy an old PC and run Windows 3.1, or <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/2020\/08\/01\/how-to-play-dos-games-on-android-and-chromebooks\/\">install an emulator on an Android device<\/a>. A Windows 10 tablet will let you run MS-DOS emulators, and so will a Mac.<\/p>\n<p>But the demeanor Apple projects by restricting iDOS on its iPhone and iPad platforms has a huge social impact because it\u2019s the most valuable company on earth. Others model the company\u2019s success and the message matters. Apple makes great products, and companies copy Apple because it has excellent ideas. But a world where all smartphone and PC firms imitated Apple\u2019s capricious blocking of apps would not be a free or fair one.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-739273 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/win3_on_ipad_benj_photo.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Running Windows 3.1 Solitaire on an iPad thanks to iDOS 2.\" width=\"650\" height=\"416\" data-credittext=\"Benj Edwards\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Benj Edwards<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Apple is a publicly held firm owned by millions of stakeholders. It\u2019s a big ship, but it can be steered in the right direction over time if enough of us make the case: We just want to have innovative fun with our Apple devices. There\u2019s so much joy in exploring the past. Let\u2019s not deprive ourselves of the opportunity to freely explore our tech cultural history. 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