This Article got me thinking

http://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/article.php/3894671

I think it is wrong...very wrong.

So many times there has been a brick wall in the development of semiconductors that has been quickly supplanted as per market needs. I don't believe for a moment that Flash memory is any different. Also the article seems to assume a limiting form factor (such as placing the flash in a Hard Drive like enclosure) Why should this be the case. Hard Drive Form factors are a result of the mechanics inside. Once SSD becomes commonplace we can ditch this and put flash chips in any arrangement we like. Already there are SSD netbooks with the SSD on a PCB. Why not place it on a PCI-E card complete with a storage controller and be done with the Hard Drive form factor altogether. Arguably it gets better cooling that way as well.

Sure there will need to be some SSD drives in standard 3.5 and 2.5 inch form factors with SATA or SAS interfaces to be retrofitted in existing equipment but why is everyone making the assumption that always needs to be the case ?