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Fails for not getting it
I'd say Java, it's a well thought out system:
1. Sun creates ugly, complicated, overengineered, obnoxious language and API and offers lots of certifications and services
2. With the money they make, Sun pays for advertising on shitty PC magazines, the dumbest the target audience the better.
3. Managers, who are stupid, read "Java is what you should use, it's the industry standard, and it's full of best practices, and of course it's object oriented so it's better!" in these magazines, and obey it because an advertisement in a stupid "how do I opened MSIE" magazine must be good advice.
4. Managers start their Java projects and hire Java programmers.
5. Projects go on foreeeeeeeever.
6. PROFIT
Only flaw is, the language sucks so much I don't want to profit from it even if I could. I'd end up hating my job, and I love it so far and plan on working on this for many years.