My prediction: someone will get tired of waiting, and they'll Torvalds Arc into obsolescence before it's ever released
It certainly looks like Arc has been "Rich Hickeyed" judging by the recent announcement of funding for Clojure. Think about that for a moment - a commercial organization is actually funding development of a new lisp!
Has Paul Graham ever addressed in writing the disconnect between the amount of hype Arc got before it was released versus nearly instantly vanishing almost completely from public mind-share?
It certainly looks like Arc has been "Rich Hickeyed" judging by the recent announcement of funding for Clojure. Think about that for a moment - a commercial organization is actually funding development of a new lisp!