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Compiling to a virtual machine is only one step up from byte-compiling, which hardly counts. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it one.

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Microsoft .NET always JITs the code, there is no VM bytecodes being executed on runtime. If you prefer you can AOT your application with NGEN.

Mono also offers the possibility to fully AOT your .NET application.

Most Java VMs can be made to fully JIT the code, bypassing any interpretation with flags similar to -XX:CompileThreshold in Hotspots' case.

If you prefer compile Java directly to native code, you can make use of gcj, Aonix Perc or Excelsior JET.

Language != Implementation