V8 was i386-only for a long time, it's had x86_64 and ARM support for maybe 6 months. Android originally used Webkit's Squirrelfish, I think the Palm Pre shippe

V8 was i386-only for a long time, it's had x86_64 and ARM support for maybe 6 months. Android originally used Webkit's Squirrelfish, I think the Palm Pre shipped with V8 before Android did!