>>IMHO it won't just be "the personal device" used as the universal interface, it may well be the user's own device, not something supplied by work. If this is true then there has been a brief opportunity for telephony providers to determine who will win the race. you could argue that in the US it was the telephony providers who tanked Symbian by only offering one option while they propelled Android to the top. Perhaps MS can pay a whole lot of $$$$$$$$$$$$$ to claim that for itself.
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>I'm not sure I follow. Do you mean smartphones, tablets, or some mutant hybrid? To me the basic quandary is the smaller the device, the less satisfying the display. As someone said here the other day, I don't want to watch a ballgame on a cell phone screen.
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>Tablets, led by the iPad, have certainly found a sweet spot in the market. But I wouldn't want a tablet to be all I had, and I sure as hec k wouldn't want a smartphone to be all I had.

Maybe the Motorola Atrix will get traction: it combines minimal file space, basic CPU and communicates with larger screens.
Newer phones and pads sport a HDMI interface: couple that with a BT keyboard if you want to edit at one of the few place you often go. Have cloud as backup...

Better than my carrying a 2.5'HD to all the places I have a PC standing - I can add brain farts in a cafe right in, albeit a bit more fumbling with the keys. Current Smartcard size of 32 GB should be enough for personal stuff.

my 0.02 €

thomas