RIM and Dalvik Virtual Machine

BlackBerry is seeing a potential of implementing Dalvik Virtual Machine, as they need a Java Virtual Machine for its BlackBerry PlayBook. Some sources said that this opening opportunity for Android apps running in PlayBook. Is that true? And will Dalvik really implemented in PlayBook? Let’s find out here.

Will Dalvik really implemented?

The opportunity is BIG YES. Why? Google will never try to block something that may resist their profitability (except somewhat in Facebook, Google removed Gmail support for Facebook Friend Finder). Google will easily accept the implementation of Dalvik on BlackBerry PlayBook. Google has a motto: “Don’t be evil.”

Will Android applications really compatible with PlayBook if so?

I think it’s a big no. Why? I have several reasons on it:

1. Android needs at least three main buttons to work: Menu, Home and Back. Even if the Back button implemented on screen, several application will have trouble on it, especially full-screen application. I’m seeing that Blackberry PlayBook doesn’t have any physical main function button (CMIIW).
2. PlayBook OS is not based on Linux, so the system files architecture won’t be same. Android apps will never go to Blackberry in native way. Dalvik Virtual Machine is only for recompiling all running Java Applications to be native to the machine (C++ in Android). So, while Dalvik is really implemented in PlayBook, there’s no way Android application will go to PlayBook, except, there is an Android emulator in PlayBook, but it’s really impossible in BlackBerry’s history.

Dalvik is currently ported for Ubuntu

Can you infer something from this? I can infer that Dalvik is only providing a way to communicating Java applications into machine, natively. So, when Dalvik is really really go to PlayBook, it won’t be matter.

 

Take a sigh, but this only my opinion. Byee… I’m not giving you any conclusion here…

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