I doubt that there will be a lot of future progress in the web deployment realm, although I do certainly share both your enthusiasm and wishes.... and a dedicated category here in the forums would be great should they decide to continue with the technology.
Unfortunately, plugin technology is so "90's" (so say the in crowd), plus the fact that everyone seems to have their head either in the "cloud" and/or in mobile technology (or elsewhere

). Personally, I could probably become interested in Android development at some point (I do already have the capability using other dev tools, but still don't yet), but the desktop and web are my only genuine development interests.
I hope they either see the light or kill the project so it doesn't sit unfinished, only mocking those of us who would like to use it.
-Doc-