I think it's done due to bloated chain and being overly complex (read: overly attackable). It'll never be a healthy coin for that reason.
They'll have to fork once or twice a month for years to come. There is not the slightest chance of actual adoption in business and commerce. It's useless from an economic standpoint because money needs to be reliable.
Since there are some fanboys and believers left it'll likely die the slow death. There might be a pump for the pos implementation but afterwards it's certainly deader than dead.
The Ethereum system is too complex. So it cannot be designed from the beginning. More repairs are needed.
Yeah just like OS X and Windows. Too complex, cannot be designed from the beginning. More repairs needed. Holy fuck maybe you're onto something.