Well, they were... But look on the good side, we have some things only exclusive to our version!
-Potion Cauldrons
-Armor Stands with arms
-Use pistons on chests to make illegal chest combinations
-Falling snow layers
And more!
And they are adding some Java features, like spectator mode, crouching under 1.5 block spaces, maybe even the /replace command! Oh wait, /fill replace is a thing...