As a 100% Ardor investor I wonder how the value will be effected until the upcoming Ignis snapshot. I mean in terms of possible dilution. I think this is more interesting to consider than the value of NXT since I still do think Ardor represents NXT 2.0. Seems to me that Ardor is basically an evolution of the asset/currency system of NXT. It can't do everything NXT can but its children can (afaik)..plus more.
Have to say I think there's been some slight backpedaling going on since this topic was announced. I think this has actually caused some confusion. The title of the topic has changed to be more separated from NXT. It also seemed that Ardor was distributed 1:1 to all NXT holders so no current investor of NXT would feel left out (everyone got a piece of the pie). In light of this I can't help to think that Ardor would benefit if the community would give it full attention instead of possibly splitting it between it and its predecessor (I see no reason to, to be honest).
Number one, I agree as you can read in many pages on this thread, with you: There's no solid reason to keep NXT. And it will not continue beyond a point since it will be obsolete one ARDOR is fully implemented. This has been said many times by "the team".
The statement that you make -for which you, honestly, see no reason-, perhaps would make some sense if you frame your thoughts around a particular scenario: Consider if you will that the "in the know team" has been dumping their collective massive amount of NXT for months and hoarding the BTC/fiat instead? Put yourself in their shoes... yes, you will be giving up on the half of IGNIS gift (read above for the value of it and compare with the past and present value of NXT), but you (if you are a member of "the in the know team") have already half of it, more in fact, more than 500 MILLION of it (that's a lot of pennies ON TOP of what you have already collected dumping NXT for months). And, naturally, you keep your ARDOR (NXT 2.0, in fact), that you got entirely for free.
Now get out of those shoes, they don't belong to you!
And last but certainly not least: How would you get the support of the community -that you need to maintain the strength of the network-, while at the same time lining up your pockets through the formation of a CENTRALIZED, 100% PRIVATE, FOR-PROFIT corporation?
Interesting questions, aren't they?
But what do I know? I need a lot of "education", you know?