It is nice - but horses for courses! I thought the point about the A380 is that it could take a large number of people on a super long range flight, or between two huge hubs. This won't take so many - but will supposedly make "regional" long-haul feasible. As for whether the future is "hub" shaped or regional shaped - let's wait and see - I think a combination of both is likely.
Also, what about "no-frills" longhaul?