You do realize Java was literally made for set top-boxes and the like? Sure, there are much more resource-constrained embedded devices as well, but byte code ta

You do realize Java was literally made for set top-boxes and the like? Sure, there are much more resource-constrained embedded devices as well, but byte code takes up much less space than machine code, plus a naive interpreter can be really really small, so it’s not an unworkable path.