The top 7 reasons to love JBoss AS7:
(taken from JBoss AS7 webinar)
1) Blazing fast start-up time - up to 10X faster!
2) Java EE 6 - leading the pack. again.
3) Very lightweight - exceptionally small footprint and aggressive memory management mean you can run it practically everywhere.
4) Modular core - delivers true application isolation.
5) Elegant management - simplified console and APIs.
6) Domain management - manage servers as groups.
7) Testable by design - simplified in-container testing via the Arquillian project speeds development.
I hope some body from WAS team is also reading these data :)