On virtual machines and expected behaviour

Ever tried running this on your ENTERPRISE VIRTUAL MACHINE?
Integer a = 1000;
 Integer b = 1000;
 System.out.println("a == b (1000 == 1000): " + (a == b));

 Integer aa = 100;
 Integer bb = 100;
 System.out.println("aa == bb (100 == 100): " + (aa == bb));
Guess what's the output, run it and report back.

>>8
Ridiculous as it may be industry has shown time and time again backwards compatibility is more important than usability or consistency. I'm sure the Java developers were just as upset with their implementation as you- but they have to shoehorn it in without breaking anything and complaining about this is kind of beating a dead horse.