It seems that people are so intimidated by the infamous complexity of C++ that they don't even want to bother getting more familiar with it.
So, although technically the existence of C doesn't make sense, as it is superseded by C++ (except couple of things), C is winning in the branding department.
So, although technically the existence of C doesn't make sense, as it is superseded by C++ (except couple of things), C is winning in the branding department.