Indeed, "dead" is a strong word. Angular 2 is almost finalized so 1.X series will be unsupported in the future at some point. Starting a new long-lived project

Indeed, "dead" is a strong word. Angular 2 is almost finalized so 1.X series will be unsupported in the future at some point. Starting a new long-lived project with Angular 1.X at this point would arguably be a bad choice.