I think the messaging around Go has changed a bit since it was originally introduced. If you look at the front page of golang.org, it doesn't talk about Go as a

I think the messaging around Go has changed a bit since it was originally introduced. If you look at the front page of golang.org, it doesn't talk about Go as a systems programming language. I do remember the way it was pitched initially, but I agree with what you're saying and think that even the Go people themselves wouldn't lump Go in with C for things like kernels or leading edge games.