And Android's biggest issue is its reliance on Java...

And Apple's biggest issue is its reliance on Obj-C...

They're just languages. At least JS runs more ubiquitously.

Neither Android nor iOS force you to use Java/Obj-C.

Both just expect bytecode/native code as an immediate target.

JavaScript is an terrible target to compile to.

> At least JS runs more ubiquitously.

Yes, I think that describes the issue. Nobody would care about how terrible JS is if it wouldn't be so popular.

What are you talking about, pretty much everything can compile to JS these days.

Hmm.. I guess that's why the uptake of node.js has been so bad...

a) What uptake?

b) Popularity != technical merit.

B implies you are aware of the answer to A...