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With React Native, you're betting on a framework. With Flutter, you're betting on both a framework and a new language. Flutter also works on a much lower level than RN, which means it would be harder for them to pick up the development if the need should arise.

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Dart is something very similar to Java, not much of a bet to jump into it. Moreover, it has type soundness, something Typescript cannot achieve.

I'm not so sure it would be easy to continue RN core development either. From what I see even just upgrading the JS engine from an ancient version was a major hassle for the core team.

In RN there's simply more moving parts. You work with 3 package managers at the same time, possibly even 3 languages. At least at this stage Flutter just seems overall more productive for the developer.

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