Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill:
Given that Ford makes the Escort, why do we need Kia or Lexus or Hummer?
I've often wondered about that, especially Kia and Lexus
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Manufacturers make JVMs optimised for their specific needs and desires.
Someone might want one that has a smaller memory footprint and doesn't need some things the default one has.
Another might want more security as standard and is willing to sacrifice performance for that.
Etc. etc.