alt Hacker NewsOnly because it was cheaper to migrate Android to Kotlin instead of Dart. JetBrains needs Google more than Google needs JetBrains.
Only because it was cheaper to migrate Android to Kotlin instead of Dart. JetBrains needs Google more than Google needs JetBrains.
There are several clues that the reasons were more political than monetary, including some former team members like Jake Warton remarks on Dart.
Note that Dart or Flutter are nowhere to be found on Android developer documentation.