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He never said it should have used C++ vs Python but that good Python devs at the time were harder to find (vs C++/Java/C# in his example). This is something time can solve, however his point that picking a platform/language that is has a lot of available talent is a good point if you want to get your product to market quickly. Python was not exactly obscure, but at the time it in my experience, was used more for bash/shell replacement scripts rather then desktop app development. It might not have been the major point of failure but it definitely contributed.