I might not have the technical expertise, but I am certainly not trolling. Correct me on this please, if i am wrong.

The way I see it Ripple technology has a future, but not necessarily XRP as the currency bound to Ripple. Even though XRP is the native currency of the Ripple network. I know it does not entail counterparty risk and so far is the only asset on the network and implementing another digital asset might lead to that counterparty risk or liabilities in balances. XRP eliminates the risk, but it is not necessary for the Ripple network to sustain.

So there is the chance that the Ripple network will make it, but XRP wont.