Java was inspired by C++, wth three large additions, compile-once run anywhere (ergo JIT), GC, and memory safety. Throw the first two out the window and no wonder you aren't impressed.

I would add to that open source libraries which are (1) of high quality and (2) easy to pull in, e.g. Maven. The C++ ecosystem has no package manager, and people write header only libraries blowing up compilation times. With Maven, I can add Guava, Ehcahe, AWS SDK, etc. and their transitive department in about 60 seconds in a simple, consistent way.