I kinda agree with the article but is like Microsoft saying: "Who needs Java when you can have .NET?" They would say that wouldn't they? I can't figure out wha

I kinda agree with the article but is like Microsoft saying: "Who needs Java when you can have .NET?" They would say that wouldn't they? I can't figure out what they are trying to get at with this article. I can't help but feeling that they sound a little desperate.