Isn't the biggest problem of .NET/C# that Java and the JVM are just too similar? Sure, some things are nicer in .NET-land, but is it worth the switch, which kin

Isn't the biggest problem of .NET/C# that Java and the JVM are just too similar? Sure, some things are nicer in .NET-land, but is it worth the switch, which kinda locks you, or at least moves you towards Windows too?