There is a big conference about the Etheruem. So I think the Ethereum will last a bit longer.
This could be part of the reason for various recent ETH pumping articles.
I kind of question whether there is any merit to give any recognition to recent articles that more or less describe the impending doom of ETC and the considerable upside potential of ETH.
Even though I do not really believe in either coins, my assessment tends towards the opposite of the assessments and conclusions of the articles pumping ETH and denigrating ETC, at least in terms that ETC seems to be a better value because in the longer run, the two are likely going to approach parity in pricing... yet how long will it take for such parity to occur is beyond any kind of insight that I have.
ETH pump article 1)
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-eth-and-etc-price-trends-week-of-september-19thETH pump article 2)
http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/09/20/ethereum-classic-price-technical-analysis-etc-breaks/