Isn't Android's Bundle functionally equivalent with a Map ?

No, Android's Bundle is not functionally equivalent to a Map. While both are used to store key-value pairs, there are several important differences:

1. A Map can have keys of any type, while a Bundle requires String keys[1].

2. A Bundle implements Parcelable, which is important for Android IPC (Inter-Process Communication). It allows Bundles to be used as service parameters and attached to Intents or passed into Activities. In contrast, Map is an interface and does not extend Parcelable[1].

3. A Bundle is optimized for storing and retrieving primitive types and String values efficiently. It uses a more compact binary format compared to Map[2].

4. **Bundle provides convenience methods like getInt(), getString(), etc. to retrieve values of specific types, while a `Map...