Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!news.glorb.com!news-spur2.glorb.com!homer.glorb.com!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Steve Sobol Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 23:20:22 -0700 Organization: Glorb Internet Services, http://www.glorb.com Lines: 14 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: xoAFiuXnRqdiUJrjkwExXQ.user.posting2.glorb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@glorb.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 06:20:34 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: MicroPlanet-Gravity/3.0.4 X-Notice: Scanned by Mr. Bill Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:4925 In article , Lawrence D'Oliveiro says... > Don?t they also have to download and install Java first? Most Linux distros' installers install a JVM by default, OS X also installs a JVM by default, and at least one major PC manufacturer includes Java on their desktop computers (that'd be the 2nd largest - Dell - I am not sure about the others). -- Steve Sobol - Programming/WebDev/IT Support sjsobol@JustThe.net