"Perl is gonna fade into obscurity for many web applications if it doesn't address it's deficiencies in state of the art web audio/video."

IE, if Perl remains a text based web language, it might not be important for a new generation of Image based websites. Not suggesting Perl would go away, just lose prominence in an area it is strong in if it fails to adapt to a new world.

"I think Perl still is in a very good position for "ordinary" websites." -

I agree completely, Perl is excellent for what is an ordinary website today. But, any web technology not prepared to move beyond HTML-only seems vulnerable in the relatively near future for mass market web programming. Pretty much as soon as dialup is uncommon and higher speed access is the norm. Many programmers prefer text based information for a web site. Perhaps the average person is more comfortable with a web site that more closely resembles an interctive TV experience???