I think Go was google's alternative to buying Java, and/or Sun. As such, and given the recent concerns about Oracle's investments in the jvm (they laid off som

I think Go was google's alternative to buying Java, and/or Sun. As such, and given the recent concerns about Oracle's investments in the jvm (they laid off some java evangelists, and it's not at all clear to me why Oracle will be willing to fund jvm development), I think Go is going to be with us a very long time.