Grrrr....I hate coding twice

This is a programming rant. Everyone is encouraged to read, but some might find it boring and petty, so, please, keep on to general consumption comments.

We, in the company I work for, have decided to go with Java in out web server. We looked at Perl and got dizzy, looked at PHP and didn't get it, and looked at ASP and, frankly, got disgusted with ourselves.
Java Servlets and JSP is the way to go, people!
At least that what we told ourselves.
People don't always realize the full extent of the damage some of MS's decisions in the past have done. I myself am surprised at the effects that these decisions and behaviors are creating, years into the future.
Anyone remembers J++ with VS6? Well, some people seem to.
We have approached one of our partners to describe our future web-server solution, and the moment we mention Java, the CTO got the hives. He fidgeted for the entire conversation, and the next day has sent us a long letter explaining why there is no chance in HELL Java is acceptable. When asked why, the man answered that they have had a "bad experience" with Java.
MS has added in J++ their own Java extensions and expansions of non-standard components and behaviors. Our partner has rushed in full faith with MS and adopted this new technology that MS seemed to except full heartedly.
Until they dropped it like a ton of bricks. Out partner had to scrap men-years worth of work because he no longer had support for the code and projects he had developed.
Java certainly hasgrown into a force with it's own inertia. Something that you can hang on to, and go with on an awesome ride. But people are still feeling the burns from J++ and shy from it like fire. For no good reason.
This is difficult for me to say, being a C++ developer and a fan, but I say it anyway.

How does this affect me? Now I have to get into Perl (shudder). Or maybe Python (not so much shudder).
The main issue is, that now that I have completed our Java-based application gateway...I get a bonus!
Code it again, Sam!