that entirely depends on where original-BTC is going: if it continues deviating from EVERYTHING it originally stood for, not much "real value" nor any "long-term value" will be left in it -- as it is based on user appreciation only (no real 'intrinsic value' in the classical sense, so it rises based on scarcity only=if demand is larger than supply, which is limited to 21m as we all know). With BTC's politics influenced by AXA insurance group and similar interests, its failure (as BTC-the-coin) would not be much of a loss to this world. (Bitcoin-the-technology will continue in the form of BCH, LTC ETH, PPC, XBC, DASH -- even DOGE -- and everything deservedly representing a true, decentralized, peer-to-peer i e REAL crypto coin!)

If other coins seem to fulfill Bitcoin's original promises better or in a more appropriate way, demand will move to such other coins. It's a free market, plain and simple, and that's what free markets would (should, will!) do... Yes, exactly BECAUSE it really IS about where the most money is made.