alt Hacker NewsI was under the impression it was because Java wouldn’t work on mobile devices. Is that not the case?
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inigyou • today at 4:15 AM
When I was 15 I ported Minecraft Java beta 1.2 to android.
vips7L • today at 3:32 AM
Probably just iOS since Apple bans JIT compilers other than their own.
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Rebelgecko • today at 3:52 AM
IIRC The Android version came out pre-MS acquisition
It started with that, yes, with Pocket Edition, but then that codebase got used for the console editions. I guess the temptation to monetise was too strong, and monetising Java was probably a lot harder and would spark a lot more outrage.