Rust absolutely does want to market to the web services crowd. They said as much during their year-end conference. The whole push with futures is partly because

Rust absolutely does want to market to the web services crowd. They said as much during their year-end conference. The whole push with futures is partly because of that. This year you'll see a lot more development in the web arena. I realise this messaging is probably what you've heard already, but I believe when futures are integrated into the backend frameworks you'll see some really competitive offerings.