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Nitpick that doesn't affect my argument. Argument is based on access to underlying hardware not it being JVM. Since edit window has passed: Just because it's

by Ygg2 3y ago

Nitpick that doesn't affect my argument. Argument is based on access to underlying hardware not it being JVM. Since edit window has passed: Just because it's based on JVM compatible VM, doesn't make ART/Dalvik my Operating system either.

croes 3y ago
Because neither JVM nor Dalvik are OS. Android is a kind of Linux just like Dalvik is a kind of JVM.
- Ygg2 3y ago
  Ok, but what makes OS an operating system? Versus a virtualization mechanism or an app?
  - croes 3y ago
    In the case of JVM threading, file handling, memory management etc. is delegated down to the host real operating system.
    - Ygg2 3y ago
      Same happens for Linux, power, memory and bunch of other stuff is delegated to the SoC firmware.