This may be, may be true. There are surely some big whales behind Ethereum, and it seems like after Microsoft, Alibaba is present to support it too.
Is Etherium a better investment than Dash right now? Dash is already more expensive, so it may not have as much potential for gain as Etherium has. I'm just looking for something to buy besides bitcoins, and Ether may be a good one.
Ether is THE best crypto platform out there.. so if you have spare money, and you want to be in it for the long term, buy Ether.
Dash is just a currency, Ethereum is so much more.
That is right. The ETH is both a currency and a fuel for smart contracts.