The Dart blog post was unclear about the future of the Dart VM. I don't see why Google will continue to maintain the VM. Does Google use the Dart VM on servers or mobile? Dart would be nice a nice replacement for Java on Android.
Dart VM is an essential part of the Dart ecosystem.
Dart tools: pub's (package manager) client, analyzer, dart2js compiler, etc are all written in Dart.
We have a good story for server side developement and we are not looking to abandon it but rather we are looking to expand it, e.g. we just released a package to facilitate creation of REST APIs[1]. Pub's server side is being rewritten into Dart as we speak[2]
Among cool internal users of Dart VM I could mention Google Fiber - they'll share their experience during the upcoming Dart Summit[3].
Now that the Dart VM story is less controversial I hope more people will take a fresh look at the VM (in non-browser settings) and appreciate its merits.
