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Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't Microsoft build its own Android “fork”? by Skunkleton on Monday October 09, 2017 @12:49PM (#15435412)
Android apps aren't strictly java, and they don't depend on open frameworks. Rather, they are built in a combination of languages and depend largely on googles proprietary frameworks.
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Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't Microsoft build its own Android “fork”? by hacker_9 on Monday October 09, 2017 @12:51PM (#15435435)
Sure but the other languages such as C++ could be directly supported. The APIS could be copied and renamed. Not hard to duplicate the functionality without seeing the internals, just time consuming.
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