Too bad google suffers from a NIH syndrome.
Or choosing Groovy-based Gradle as the main build system for Android?
Or not integrating Dart VM into Chrome?
Unlike Microsoft in their evil era - their policy has changed a lot since - they don't seem to be pushing forward their own standards and inventions at all costs, they seem very pragmatic about it.
If that decision was made by more than just some obscure team buried deep within Google's hierarchy, then why didn't Google start sponsoring the Groovy manager and 2 developers when their funding was axed by Pivotal 2 months ago?