A lot of coins have been created on the basis of the etherium. Therefore, the etherium lived, lives and will live. And numerous forks.
I think after each fork, the ETH will become better.
Ethereum is proven to be that most reliable Blockchain backbone in the market today.
Hundreds of ICOs and new Altcoins that are on circulation every month with Ethereum platform with smart contract and ERC20 tokens that is more reliable than any other blockchain backbone today.
Many new altcoins are trusting Ethereum Backbone due to it's flexibility and developer friendly platform.