the comparison between dalvik &amp; xamarin is not that interesting anymore (it was in 2012 though). It would be interesting to remake this bench.<p>Why doesn&#x27;t Google ditch java ?<p>Because such a switch would be very costly and there are many more cost effective ways to improve the platform (like for example databinding).<p>I also doubt that Google would choose a language controlled by Microsoft, they had enough trouble with the java lawsuit..<p><i>if</i> the rumors of the merge of Android &amp; ChromeOS are true, maybe this will be accompanied with with a big framework change ?  
It will depend on how this plan materialize exactly but that would be the right time for that.