maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - Can someone tell me why N900 and not Android?

jjx	2009-10-29 , 18:47
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Originally Posted by c0rt3x

Android also has an unnecessary Java layer on top of the Linux kernel, which leads to inefficiency in the most cases.

I've read you don't have to use Java to develop Android apps now. You can get down a bit lower.

Originally Posted by c0rt3x

And of course, the N900 hardware still is superior to anything else for the moment, and I suspect that it's cheaper as well.

The original poster's point is that N900 hardware is about the same as the best Android devices, not better any more.