Stroustroup's version of this (about C++, of course): “There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.”
The problem is that, even if true, this chestnut doesn't say anything about whether the criticism is justified or whether the degree and correctness of criticism is commensurate what one would expect of a quality product given the language/software's usage.
The problem is that, even if true, this chestnut doesn't say anything about whether the criticism is justified or whether the degree and correctness of criticism is commensurate what one would expect of a quality product given the language/software's usage.