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No ability to get a cut of those gaming dollars. Games were specifically listed in the app review email from Apple.

A side aspect is running afoul of copyright and that is likely the other significant money spinner / target.

I own Kings Quest VI

Doesn't matter. They don't get a cut.

Owning a game doesn't make it legal to pirate it

Assuming a copy of a game is pirated because they had to copy it to the device is disingenuous. How do you know they didn’t rip their own copy?

Well ... Exactly! I don't understand the rules or ehy it had to be removed. What about Pythonista and apps that let me code on my iPad? Don't they also "execute code"?

Please don't summon the dragon by uttering the name of the "P" app. I dread the day the Cupertino gang recognizes what can be done with it and makes it go away.

Because it's "against the rules" :/