Thank you for taking the time to type up such a detailed response. I read through it more than once. I agree with most of your points, but I still believe that

Thank you for taking the time to type up such a detailed response. I read through it more than once. I agree with most of your points, but I still believe that Java != Scala, at least not yet. I think Scala still has a lot to offer that differentiates it from plain Java.