Honestly I don't think the goal of .NET was ever to convince companies to switch platforms or to compete with Java (replace it on the MS platform yes, but not dominate it as you seem so obsessed with). It was to provide a compelling development story on their platform for not just server side development but also client side (where Java completely fails).
It may be very true that Java jobs outnumber C#. It doesn't change the fact that it is pretty easy to get a job in either, and both lead to generally very boring jobs. I currently service .NET clients in the above $100/hr range and have had no trouble finding work from a rather remote city also (it's no Seattle or Silicon Valley, that is for sure).
But I don't understand your obsession with "destruction" and "domination". There is plenty of room in this world for lots of technologies and they don't have to all be focused on destroying/replacing each other.
Well, yes, sure I guess there's room for both but they're also similar enough to where maybe a focused effort on one of them for quality libs/middle-ware would have produced better overall results. But maybe not.
But yeah, both are kind of boring, haha. I'm in the process of transitioning to more startup-friendly technologies and languages as it's more fun for me to work on those kinds of projects.
And awesome work you have there - $100/hr? Lucky!!! Consulting work?
It may be very true that Java jobs outnumber C#. It doesn't change the fact that it is pretty easy to get a job in either, and both lead to generally very boring jobs. I currently service .NET clients in the above $100/hr range and have had no trouble finding work from a rather remote city also (it's no Seattle or Silicon Valley, that is for sure).
But I don't understand your obsession with "destruction" and "domination". There is plenty of room in this world for lots of technologies and they don't have to all be focused on destroying/replacing each other.