I'm gonna lay it down in simple terms, and let you guys bicker about it. Probably won't respond either, because I simply don't care.
Speeeeeeed. Extremely fast transactions with the consensus protocol
ICO's... This + speed = major threat to Ethereum, as far as ICO's are concerned. Most people don't even know that Stellar will be blooming with ICO's this year, such as Mobius, SureRemit, and KIN. And this is just the beginning.
Mobius Smart Contract Platform. If this is a successful ICO, then this is a major threat to Ethereum. Stellar doesn't suffer from network congestion, after all.
Inflation. Ripple is deflationary by nature. This explains itself.
Half the circulating supply of Ripple: ... ripple is currently overvalued, and anyone who doesn't think so is naive. Imagine what Stellar's price would be with the same market cap as Ripple.
Support from IBM, Pundi X, and ATM's already in development. Need I say more?
Stellar is gonna blow up this year. If you're not invested, get on board. It combines a Store of Value (Bitcoin) with a Smart Contracts platform (Mobius vs Ethereum), very fast transaction speeds, and support from major developers. Just because they haven't marketed and hyped the shit out of the coin doesn't mean it's a bad buy. And this isn't even mentioning the ability to host decentralized exchanges.
Just my opinion. What do you all think?