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That desire, whether it exists or not, does not equate to justification for "too many features." If anything Java has more features due to specific redundant implementations, but it looks like less because they're packaged into visible complementary structures (that any good programmer rebuilds or augments from more basic units anyway).
For the record, I love C++ but its feature kudzu is indefensible even when that growth lurch did provide something immensely useful.
What was the core mission statement for C++0x? what did they consider invaluable during work on it?