Originally Posted by mattdm 
They could easily join if they wanted to -- it's an open standard in that sense. That would be far preferable to creating a new competing "Micro K". (As much as I'd love to see a digital Auto110.)
That is what I hope they will do. I, as well as a lot of other people, have felt like this was always the destiny of the 4/3's sensor. It just seemed to obvious and to perfect. Assuming the 2x crop factor is the same as current 4/3's cameras I absolutely can't wait to get my hands on a G9-sized camera with a 25mm pancake lens mounted on it. That will suit my needs perfectly as a carry along/vacation/street shooter camera. I just hope they sell optical view finders to mount into the hot shoe for each focal length.
And when you feel like carrying a bag, such as on hiking trips, you could mount a 200mm on there and get a 400mm FOV. This would be great for telephoto lovers since most 200mm lenses are less than half the cost of a 400mm. The balance maybe a bit funky when using telephoto lenses, but I'm sure I could get used to it.