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They have open sourced their client software and libraries, but the core of what they provide is closed source software that runs on their servers.

Not just that. Apple themselves beat Microsoft where they reverse engineered MS Office and played the cat and mouse game long enough that Microsoft released their office file format specifications publicly for everyone as a standardized format.

iPad works more like a terminal environment than a standalone device. Don't expect running piracy software directly on it, but you get a pretty good experience connecting to your home server.

Most snes RPGs arguably aren't better for their length.

Plagiarism is obviously a word with very strong negative connotations. If you want to discuss the technology and it's differences between a different solution that tries to solve the same problem and not accuse someone of stealing, it's usually best not to use this type of language in general.

Wouldn't the unfair advantage only hold water if they blocked unauthorized accessories only with online multi-player games and leave single-player experiences alone?

Well, if the RFID chip uses the NFC frequencies, yes (most actually do). Some of the features Flipper has are built-in some phones (even the IR), but for all of them there are USB dongles that work with android. It's not that fun to use them though.

With an external USB disk drive you can.

It's a toy for people who are interested in hacking/pentesting. Sure, you can do everything it does with a phone, but without the toy like aspects.

Tbh you can do literally everything that a PC can with a phone. Doesn't mean that a phone is the most fun to use for whatever you're trying to use it for.

Beehaw doesn't have downvotes enabled. We try to be positive here.

No one here says they have data that disproves it though?

They're the "political cartoon" of gamers.