that causes the possibility of the ETH being defeated but not for now
I believe that EOS is always going to thrive irrespective of all that has been going on lately with its protocol and the fact that a lot of people are beginning to perceive it as a centralized space, but as it is, I would say buying at this stage is always going to be a good buy for the long run but that does not stop me from diversifying into ETH as well as any other coin with potentials with BTC being the priority anyway.
ETH has been widely used however right from the onset for smart contract platforms and with its protocol improving and developing, I am sure the sky is also its limit. However, no one can tell exactly what the future holds for any coin, which is why it is usually good to diversify and putting funds into the two is not a bad idea.