I can appreciate there are better systems out there now, but yeah, it won't be the end of the router any time soon in my opinion. If the transition from IPv4 -> IPv6 is any indication it's going to be a very, very long time before any of these new technologies gain traction, if at all.

Remember, IPv6 is a necessity in the future if we want to continue to allocate addresses without running out, while better routing methods are simply an upgrade. So I'm not sure there will be as strong as a push either.