Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-11276487-20131125022524/@comment-4651179-20131229031415

No. Not to mention a lot of people still care about the Ultimate Universe. Even more about fan-favorite critically-acclaimed Bendis-written Ultimate Spider-Man. Both Ultimate Spider-Man and Miles Morales have a strong fan base.

It's different because of two main reasons.

1) Peter Parker's death. In the Ultimate Universe, it was an emotionally powerful moment. He died as a hero, Peter Parker now is considered an example to follow, and a good boy to remember. In the Marvel Universe, the problem is not that it was barely emotionally, but also that he died as Doctor Octopus. He died like a scum. While he was dying people possibly cheered, the last time he saw his friends, they saw him as a monster. And there's actually no consequence over Peter's death in the Marvel Universe, as he died as Doctor Octopus, no one will ever know (... until they know) he died. For the entire world everything is normal, the death didn't cause the same impact to the in-universe people as to the readers, while in the Ultimate Universe, the impact was the same.

2) The sucessor. Miles Morales is a young innocent good boy, he just wants a normal life and led one until he got bit by a spider, he still tried to keep his normal life until Peter died. He realized the world needed a Spider-Man and he tries to be accepted, he has big shoes to fill. Otto Octavius is a complete jerk, he barely cares about other people and is way too much of an a**hole to be one of those lovable a**holes like Tony Stark, Gregory House or Patrick Jane. He became the new Spider-Man because he took the life from a noble man. He cheated death by making other guy pay the ultimate price.

That's, more or less, it.

Oh, there's also a pretty important factor. Dan Slott is constantly rubbing in our face Otto Octavius killed Spider-Man and now uses his body. It's pretty annoying, not only that the sucessor is horrible and the situation which led to it too, but also that the guy who made those things happen rubs it in the face of those who disliked it.