Keep in mind that a lot of C++ users really didn’t have a choice, it was either C or C++ for a lot of applications. In fact C++ is often still the only option,

Keep in mind that a lot of C++ users really didn’t have a choice, it was either C or C++ for a lot of applications. In fact C++ is often still the only option, with some segments (like HPC) doubling down on their investments in the language. So how do we serve those users? Rust doesn’t give them a path forward. Simply getting C++ compilers to agree is difficult enough, much less an entirely different language.