<i>&gt;I could hardly imagine any more satirical example. Hypervisor in Java, perhaps</i><p>Nice imaginative example - hypervisor in Java. I almost get a panic attack <i>launching</i> Eclipse and then having to wait for it to appear. Contrast that with Chrome&#x2F;FF launching with umpteen no. of tabs or a SublimeText. Clearly lots of people routinely get it wrong, in technology choice.