eth is bloated as hell, 1.7 GB (vnl is 350 Mo after one year) after 2 months, 500 confirms, it is barely functionnal in real world imo. Well, it tries to innovate, i have nothing against it, but the fundamentals are questionnable. Look at nxt, lots of hype at release, then only drop and drop...same speech, eth/nxt are not coins but tokens/gas. It's nice and all, but without a killer app, it doesn't work that well. Vnl is like a nokia 3310 on steroids, it has a simple purpose, solve all bitcoin problems, tx speed, scalability and anonimity and it'll probably be the best at doing it in a simple elegant way a always.

I hope John pulls blockchain pruning soon as said in roadmap, i know most people don't care but it is big deal as it makes the coin look viable look term, future proof.