[GrooveStomp]

#5 seems like a very poor reason, but it depends on what your goals are.

I liked this story a lot: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2728167 (or, direct link: http://dirkriehle.com/2011/06/30/the-java-ip-story/)

If you're fine with using a tightly-controlled, patent-littered language environment, then yeah, Java is great! :D

[edd_dumbill]

#5 is a catchy way of saying there's an excellent complement of open source libraries and support. Though I sure get that for many HN readers the fact that many people are doing something is a cause to question, not follow!