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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/17/hotzle_on_brawny_and_wimpy_cores/The 'benefit' of re-writing all the worlds apps for the Android was that common code (libraries-ish) was not repeated so memory use was reduced. However in a multicore system that would mean one process can lock out all others by hogging certain parts of system. So a multicore system running android is not going to get the most out of it - or process would have to have their own memory...
A bit of a cludge of a description but... Tom te tom te tom -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq