Even if it forked, that would be working as intended. Anyone can fork Ethereum, but there's currently billions locked in staking on the Beacon Chain, so there's

Even if it forked, that would be working as intended. Anyone can fork Ethereum, but there's currently billions locked in staking on the Beacon Chain, so there's at least a large segment of the community that will support PoS, so there will be a PoS chain, even if there's also a forked PoW chain. I just doubt the PoW chain will remain useful, as the PoS chain will have obvious benefits and would likely remain the dominant Ethereum.