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Re:Java 16 by jsight on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @02:44PM (#26481062)
When people call .class files portable, they mean between platforms that have a JVM available and can pass the TCK.

Platforms that do not aim to do that are not really relevant.

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Re:Java 16 by kllrnohj on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @02:53PM (#26481207)
That's like saying C++ exe's are portable if you just ignore all platforms that don't have an NT kernel.

Market share determines a platform's relevance to portability claims, not its intention towards the JVM.

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Re:Java 16 by jacques_chester on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @03:23PM (#26481600)
I see that your goalposts in this discussion are also highly portable.
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