[pjmlp]

It is not like Oberon, Plan 9, Inferno and Limbo were such a huge commercial successes.

Had those brilliant computer scientists not been employed at Google, it would have been another Oberon or Limbo.

[usrbinbash]

Yes, having a good backing by a huge entity is a bonus.

But it's not a guarantee for success either. Google+ anyone?

[pjmlp]

Indeed, yet it helps a lot, as proven by all wannabe C and C++ successor languages.

The only ones that are actually taking off, have the baking of major corps, even if it is only giving money into the project.