Apple has accused Corellium of illegally selling unauthorized virtual copies of iOS under the guise of helping discover security flaws.
In a copyright-infringement lawsuit filed Thursday in West Palm Beach, Florida, Apple said the software company Corellium has copied the operating system, graphical user interface and other aspects of the devices without permission, and wants a federal judge to stop the violations.
Apple said it supports “good-faith security research,” offering a $1 million “bug bounty” for anyone who discovers flaws in its system and gives custom versions of the iPhone to “legitimate” researchers.
Corellium creates copies of the Apple iOS, and says that it’s all to help white-hat hackers discover security flaws. Instead, according to Apple, any information is sold to people who can then exploit those flaws… “For a million dollars a year, Corellium will even deliver a ‘private’ installation of its product to any buyer,” Apple said. “There is no basis for Corellium to be selling a product that allows the creation of avowedly perfect replicas of Apple’s devices to anyone willing to pay.”
MacDailyNews Take: Again, you couldn’t beg for a lawsuit from Apple any better than Corellium, and that’s a list that includes the likes of Psystar!
What IF they are not using “replicas” of iOS but remote sessions into actual iOS devices THEY OWN?
A hypothetical question of course
According to Apple’s lawsuit: “Corellium has simply copied everyting: the code, the graphical user interface, the icons–all of it, in exacting details.”
If that is the case, this reeks of similarity to Psystar’s attemp to mass produced the macOS without license.
Upon further reading of Apple’s lawsuit against Corellium, it looks like Corellium is not even trying to hide the fact that it is an exact copy. Here’s the link: https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/08/15/apple-sues-virtualization-firm-corellium-for-selling-ios-and-itunes-knockoffs. It’s at the bottom of the page.
The question you should ask yourself is WHY would they do that knowing they would be sued if they did?
A question to your question: Why did Psystar do what they did knowing full well that Apple did not license their software to third parties?
Could claim ignorance or hubris but the world may never know