WordPress Fork in 2013?

So John O'Nolan started things off with a bang today with his Rethinking WordPress post and it has sparked a lot of discussion across both sides of the fence. If time permits take a minute to look through the thread on YC's Hacker News. John brings up a number of very good points, as does Matt Mullenweg, and the various threads and discussions seem to echo similar opinions. I wonder what that means and whether 2013 will bring about a fork of sorts. What do you think? I, like many, can't help but agree with many of John's points... I wonder...,