Many of you might find this to be a funny question but almost daily I am asked, “what would you suggest as a platform for the development of XYZ Application --- .Net or Java?” or better yet “which one is better, .Net or Java?” Quite honestly, this is a loaded question and cannot be answered without significant analysis into both technical factors and a comprehensive review of the overall organization structure, existing investment, and review of why and what business problems XYZ application is being built to solve.