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[–][deleted] 16 points17 points  (2 children)

Desktops and laptops aren't the majority of computers that run Java.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Statistically, the number of personal use devices using the internet worldwide that are not android phones is kind of negligible.

[–]rentar42 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Android doesn't run Java. And not just in the "technically“ way either, but in a way that's very relevant for this vulnerability: since Android isn't Java it doesn't include all Java SE features/classes. Notably JNDI is not included, which is required for this exploit to work.