This is welcome news because it means Object Pascal will generate even more interest in the developer community. Embarcadero's reentry into the cross-platform market shows how important the market will be in the years to come. I believe Lazarus/FreePascal will have a role to play in that market.
However, if I understand what Embarcadero is trying to do, this means
a) VCL will be used for Win32/Win64 development
b) Firemonkey will be used for Mac/Linux development
So it might be necessary to maintain two different code bases for cross platform development in Delphi ????
In the long run, won't that lead to two competing groups: the VCL group vs the FireMonkey group?
Personally, I prefer the Lazarus/FreePascal strategy - "Write Once, Compile Anywhere".