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Google didn't do this to be interoperable. There is no set of software interoperable with Android's Java runtime. Not even the court bought this argument, becau
by kadendogthing 8y ago
Google didn't do this to be interoperable. There is no set of software interoperable with Android's Java runtime. Not even the court bought this argument, because not only is it ridiculous on its face, but it's technically not true.
Why do people involved in tech keep repeating this?
- sangnoir 8y ago> Google didn't do this to be interoperable. This is a bold claim - but I suspect your definition of "interoperable" is stricter than common usage (i.e. executable) > There is no set of software interoperable with Android's Java runtime. Countless 3rd party libraries are interoperable with Android - the few that aren't probably rely on sun.* - I suspect google did do this to be interoperable with 3rd party libraries as well as Java developers' mental model of where to find things.
- kadendogthing 8y ago>This is a bold claim No it's not. Google even conceded this in court.
- int_19h 8y agoRegardless of why Google did this, it does offer some interoperability - you can write Java libraries that compile and work on both J2SE and Android. That is valuable.