A problem with the JVM that is that handsets would need to license the JVM bytecode technology from Sun (Oracle), if I understood things correctly. So dalvik wo

A problem with the JVM that is that handsets would need to license the JVM bytecode technology from Sun (Oracle), if I understood things correctly. So dalvik works around that licensing fee. Otherwise I am pretty sure that there will be a lot of "great" android apps to be ironic about as well.