Why does C# have redundant syntax? (Score 2, Interesting)

One thing I've never seen explained in any of the designer interviews on C# or Java is why they both have the redundant 'new' keyword.

Neither language allows you to create objects on the stack, so using new to denote 'on the heap' is completely redundant.

Also, why can't language designers take hints from the *productive* languages as well as the *popular* ones.
I'm not saying that good programming is a speed typing contest, but modern, popular languages require far too many key presses to get stuff done.

C#/Java
Type varName = new Type(args);

Python:
varName = Type(args)

Want static typing? Why not type inference like OCaml?
Damn them.