As you present the argument, studio460, I'm with you 100%.
But I think you present it from too narrow a point of view.
Consider an EVIL camera a new option, not a replacement for a SLR or a P&S.
One thing I love my NEX for is that I can get lens movements with a homemade $10 bellows and my Nikon lenses because of the shorter flange-to-sensor depth . . . In that situation small is good.
Oh, absolutely! When my mom asked me what camera she should buy to take "good" pictures, the Sony NEX was the first camera I suggested. I'm not saying small isn't good. And, I certainly wouldn't mind having a Sony NEX and a neat-o pancake or lensbaby in my pocket everywhere I go myself. I just wouldn't want Nikon's pro cameras to be that small.
As to your question, studio, the ergonomics of this camera as a video camera are not ideal, but neither are SLRs.
Agreed. My post was specifically addressing the ergonomics for shooting stills only.
In general, it just scares me when Nikon mentions the word "pro," anywhere near the term "mirrorless." I guess a cool, rangefinder-ey, Leica-ish kinda EVIL camera would be really neat, as long as it's at minimum, still a DX-sized sensor. In fact, the APC-C size sensor is the only reason I recommended the Sony NEX to my mom. But NR reports hint at a smaller-than-DX sensor for Nikon's future mirrorless offering, which I'm certainly not a fan of. I think Sony got it right with NEX, and the fact that you can put Nikkor lenses on a NEX body is just way cool. It would be painfully ironic if Nikon's EVIL compact wasn't able to do the same.