Any other things missing here?
Because Bitcoin will never scale without altcoins. No significant protocol changes will ever be made to Bitcoin. Bitcoiners need to get this nailed into their thick skulls. Read the following:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1663070.msg18424568#msg18424568Bitcoin will achieve maximum value by enabling SegWit on Litecoin. There is no other option going forward. The above linked post explains why in detail.