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I don't see how this is at all true. Android store is unregulated and allows anyone to submit a crApp. This language looks stupid and it's no different than a dozen other languages in principle. Why not port Swift to Android so we can truly write once and run on two places?

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Because Swift doesn't interoperate with Java, ergo removing any path forward for a gradual migration. And if it did, then it'd fragment the Swift ecosystem.

Because Google does not want to follow Apple and vice versa.

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