Tim Bray joins Sun, explains .NET's "three flaws"
A long thread about the DotNet Vs Java, I would say that it is a kind of time wasting, the success is not due to the technology but the money, just take a look the point of Nasdaq.

I really like some comment here. such as

Microsoft will lie, cheat, steal, or maybe just work very, very har. whatever it takes. That's the most intimidating realization of all for competitors.