How do you explain the rise of Objective C using that same logic? Will ObjectiveC go the wayside and be replaced by web browsers? I would rather make the argument that Qt will rise and fall on the platforms it works on. In the past this was the classic desktop, but with Nokia on the helm they refused to let resources go to making Qt on anything mobile, but their internal projects. So now with the classic desktop being replaced with both mobile and the web Qt feels out of place. If Digia does well and gets Qt working on iOS, Android, etc then suddenly it becomes much more interesting for tech news and not so "old". And if someone were to take Qt and build a successful platform on top of it then suddenly it becomes _really_ interesting. Platforms usually make and break languages and toolkits. Witness the rise of JavaScript which while being a neat language, no one would say should be the most important language out there like it is.

Disclaimer: I currently work on WebKit during my day job and used to work for Trolltech