Compelling argument. Exactly none of your points addressed the technical merits of either coin.
Here's one that I think a lot of people seem to overlook.
Darkcoin is
forked from Bitcoin v0.10.
That means that anything created for Bitcoin can be easily adopted for Darkcoin.
- Mycellium
- Trezor
- Electrum
- Openbazaar
- Darkleaks
- Etc...
Monero doesn't have the luxury of being able to use some of these great projects that have been in development for years.
Having most of the base work already completed is a major advantage for Darkcoin.