[trjordan]

This is ... not new at all?

App-bundling apps existed. Apple rejected them.

Low-code apps existed. Terminals existed. Apple rejected them.

LLM apps exist. Apple allows them, because they render text, pictures, and video, but they don't run arbitrary code.

Running arbitrary code is flatly forbidden, because users can't reason about them. I see absolutely no evidence that software is moving away from versions, any more than it was when apps could first search the internet, render recommendations, or deliver messages.

[spwa4]

Really? Apple lets you run custom code with network connectivity and even payments now. So how does that work? There's:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/roblox/id431946152

And to:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/minecraft-play-with-friends/id...

And to IDEs:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/go-programming-compiler/id1503...

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/python-coding/id6738411328

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pythonista-3/id1085978097

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/python-editor-app/id1672453872

And then of course there's emulators, including:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/utm-se-retro-pc-emulator/id156...

The famous one:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/delta-game-emulator/id10485246...

[flykespice]

I see no reason those emulators wouldn't fall under the Blunded App rule, they "execute code" (interpret instructions).

It's just Apple enforcing their rules when they see fit...