[Snowflakian]

I like ironman more than batman, but story-wise it's quite simple.

Bruce Wayne can out strategize stark in every way, especially on the business standpoint. When it comes to Ironman vs Batman, Batman would just upload a virus to ironman and lock up the suit. IronMan within a day of fighting batman would become the IronPaperweight.

Both are geniuses, both have ungodly amounts of money and can invent stuff, but only one is batman. While Stark has spent decades fighting for control of his company, and just trying to outsmart chairman members or get his company back, or give up and start a new company, Bruce Wayne has always been on the cutting edge of the business room floor, and can outmaneuver any attempt within a day to take his company over. Bruce Wayne is the better business man. Stark bemoans the business politics and has to rely on his arrogance, base knowledge of business and stocks, or even just his inventiveness for new products. Bruce Wayne on the other hand, makes smart investments, and has his own company under clear control to the point he can take care of the board much faster and more eloquently and subtle than stark ever could. Even with his public persona, he dominates in business matters.

Plus he's batman, and you just can't beat batman, cause he's batman. This is coming from an IronMan fanboy even.