I finally figured out what bothered me about this "101 Reasons Java is Better than .NET" list: a lot of the reasons are generic enough to be applied to any language X which has been around longer than language Y.
Most notably, set X = "C" (or C++) and Y = "Java". I got 36 reasons on my first cut and paste pass against 75 original reasons (48%).
"C/C++ is better than Java because:
1. Run on Multiple Platforms from the Smallest Devices to the Largest Mainframes.
5. No mandatory upgrades. No subscription fees. No software insurance fees.
6. Run Multiple Versions of the VM (Runtime) on the Same Machine
7. Large Innovative Open Source Community
8. Low cost Commercial Quality IDE's
9. More Available Jobs
10. Better and Standardized Connectivity to Legacy Applications
11. Multiple Vendor Choice and Support
12. Compile to Machine Code
13. Future Proof
20. More Searchable References
21. Better support for Software Process Best Practices
22. Mature Object Oriented Relational Mapping Tools
23. More Productive Coding Tools
24. Cross Platform Integration with Other Languages
25. Higher Paying Jobs
28. Standardized Security - ("strcpy" :) )
29. Safer Third Party Libraries
30. Resusable IDE Frameworks
31. Open Source Structured Diagram Editing Frameworks
32. More Parser Generators
35. Web Servers written in 100% pure Java C and Open Source
36. Microkernels and Services Frameworks
42, Sophisticated Logging via [library]
47. Open Source Java C Compilers and Parsers
48. Hardware Support
49. More Licensing and Support Options
50. Support for Embedded Devices
51. Continuous Build Frameworks
52. Open Community Process
58. More Literature
59. Free Tools for Checking Coding Standards
61. Public API's are Public Domain
69. Core API Source Code Availability
70. Environmentally Friendly
73. Run on 64-bit Platforms
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