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croes
8 months ago
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Linux Crosses 4% Market Share Worldwide
Because neither JVM nor Dalvik are OS.
Android is a kind of Linux just like Dalvik is a kind of JVM.
Ygg2
8 months ago
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Ok, but what makes OS an operating system? Versus a virtualization mechanism or an app?
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In the case of JVM threading, file handling, memory management etc. is delegated down to the host real operating system.
Ygg2
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Same happens for Linux, power, memory and bunch of other stuff is delegated to the SoC firmware.
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Android is a kind of Linux just like Dalvik is a kind of JVM.