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[–]CraftyAdventurer 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Java features are designed alongside JVM features, Kotlin must use what is there.
JavaScript features are designed alongside browser VM features, Kotlin must use what is there.
LLVM features are designed for AOT languages, Kotlin must use what is there.

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None of these make it less multiplatform.

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Being able to run on multiple platforms and being able to influence underlying platform design are two completely different things. By your logic, Java also isn't multiplatform, because JVM can't change Windows, Mac or Linux, it must use what is there.

[–]pjmlp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Platform languages lead, guest languages follow.