[afavour]

I was under the impression it was because Java wouldn’t work on mobile devices. Is that not the case?

[Telaneo]

It started with that, yes, with Pocket Edition, but then that codebase got used for the console editions. I guess the temptation to monetise was too strong, and monetising Java was probably a lot harder and would spark a lot more outrage.

[inigyou]

When I was 15 I ported Minecraft Java beta 1.2 to android.

[Rebelgecko]

IIRC The Android version came out pre-MS acquisition

[vips7L]

Probably just iOS since Apple bans JIT compilers other than their own.

[awakeasleep]

And then note the curiosity of how microsoft blocks bedrock from running on macos, for some reason.

[MindSpunk]

Consoles ban JITs too.