Would
it be ironic if Android developers did an end-run around Microsoft
patents by
using Microsoft's own C#? Or if Google kiboshed its Oracle brouhaha
with
the aid of none other than Redmond? We're asking because Xamarin, the
wacky open source implementer of .NET, has ported Android to
Microsoft's C# with its XobotOS project. Although just an experiment
and unlikely to solve Google's issues,
the team showed that running the robot on C# instead of Java gave
fewer coding limitations, better battery life and direct graphics
access. Additionally, Xamarin reports "massive" speed gains
on its HTC Flyer and Acer Iconia when running the side-project port
-- no surprise given C#'s machine heritage. Sure, it's pure
speculation that Mountain View and its developers would ever change
their Java MO, but a little patent relief and faster Android devices
in one kill shot? That's a sweet idea.
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