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Originally Posted by log
Sorry, no.
I don't want to split hairs here, but Android is indeed an operating system -- a component of it is a Linux based kernel.
A kernel is not an operating system, it is a core module of an operating system.
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Clearly you DO want to split hairs.
No it's not. It's called a platform. It is not an operating system.
Take a look at the android site.
If take a look here you'll see each release designated as a "Platform"
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Actually at one point they do say O/S:
Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications.
but most everywhere they call it a Platform...
You seem to want to exclude the kernel, but it really is the O/S and I'm pretty certain there must be more on top of that kernel that is not part of android.
Android is just a java program that runs in a virtual machine.