May be a little premature to be putting the mockers on the Big bus
I personally can see the market for it, the multi billion dollar question must surely be, will the many 'Boeing Freindly' operators embrace the Big bus to compete in it?. This is the issue that Boeing are desperately trying to force. It has been said many times previous, and will be said many times again, but Boeing have somehow and for whatever reason, allowed themselves to
fall behind the consortium, and in the present climate I ain't convinced that the 7E7 will redress the balance. Airbus are cautiously optimistic that once operational, the A380 stats will further widen the gap, Boeing will hope conversely.
And of course getting back to the Title, well...
He who laughs last . . . . and all that.