This is a very valid counter-argument and perhaps I've been influenced by Oracle's general reputation, as well as not fully understanding who is responsible for

This is a very valid counter-argument and perhaps I've been influenced by Oracle's general reputation, as well as not fully understanding who is responsible for the various open-source builds. I agree that the JVM is a fantastic platform and if it's Oracle putting in most of the work and the funding then I take my statement back.