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by foamdino 5179 days ago
Just because I believe something is so (Andriod == Java) doesn't make it so.

Google do not claim (as far as I've seen anywhere) that Android is Java. They must name the APIs java.x to ensure source compatibility, but they chuck the class file format and the dalvik vm is certainly not a jvm.

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The compatibility efforts on the API are exactly what the trial is currently about. Oracle says they violate their IP rights; Google says they don't. We'll see how it goes.