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Re:Google’s Fuchsia OS Confirmed to Have Android App Support... by qmarchi on Thursday January 03, 2019 @11:30AM (#18816319)
It's moreso the fact that the underlying pieces improve in quality, goals, and speed.

If more apps are just text and a few pictures, why are they running a full copy of the blink and v8 engines and not just using what's required for the job?

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Re:Google’s Fuchsia OS Confirmed to Have Android App Support... by jbob2000 on Thursday January 03, 2019 @11:40AM (#18816417)
Because what's "required" for the job is way too complex for the perceived payoff. That's why the JS/HTML is winning - the time investment to "do something" matches the outcome.
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