Java has always had "write once, run anywhere" as it's motto.
Have you found that to be true? I found it to _often_ be the case, but no assurances; you had to pick wisely.
Java has had its own problems with fragmentation, despite the motto.
If you're going to allow for the variation and variety needed for robust development and platform progress you have to allow for the risk that not all code will always play nice together. That's life.
I'd like to see a Microsoft Android. I've few worries about some heavy-handed market dominance, though, since there are few barriers to entry for anyone else to jump in and try the same thing (unlike what was the case with Java when Microsoft was interested).
It's a goal, but we all know how goals don't always jive with reality.
It would still be nice to take Java code and run it on any server platform I choose. If a project is written well, it can, which is a major win for Java.
Java has had its own problems with fragmentation, despite the motto.
If you're going to allow for the variation and variety needed for robust development and platform progress you have to allow for the risk that not all code will always play nice together. That's life.
I'd like to see a Microsoft Android. I've few worries about some heavy-handed market dominance, though, since there are few barriers to entry for anyone else to jump in and try the same thing (unlike what was the case with Java when Microsoft was interested).