For those who are interested I found this thread on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/3b3hrz/whats_the_future_of_konqueror/

Please don't construe this posting as an endorsement to change the Fedora KDE
browser default.  It's not.   
 
I do wish however that KDE would be a bit more transparent on their roadmap for
Konqueror.  There comes a time where you need to fish or cut bait.  With the amount of
FUD circulating, I think that time has come.