Like it or not, the A380 has a place in the market.
That has never been in doubt.
Unfortunately the market is unable to support and maintain that place. It is a niche, a very small niche. SIA, QF and others know it and as it suits them they will exploit it, but that will not help generate a major market for the type. Long, thin, high density routes is what it is best at and they are limited.
The A380 is, like it or not, a dead duck.