I would agree with the statement that Go was intended to be used in situations where C++ was not necessary but I think Java or C# would have easily sufficed for

I would agree with the statement that Go was intended to be used in situations where C++ was not necessary but I think Java or C# would have easily sufficed for these problems. The problem is that both Java and C# are controlled by Google's competitors (Oracle and Microsoft) which is why Go probably got the green light from management.