Besides of small size the mirrorless cameras have another major advantage over DSLR: less or no moving parts. Lack of mirror (and may be shatter) should reduce manufacturing cost. The only benefits DSLR cameras I can think about are fast focusing and good viewfinder on some cameras (such as full-frame).
The transition probably will take some time unless someone come with new type of products. Right now essentially all manufacturers produce digital cameras that are very similar to film cameras in shape and design. There are some minor variations, as a periscopic lenses on Minolta Dimage X or some rugged cameras. At the lower end digital cameras have very serious competition from cell phones. Some people say the low end compacts are doomed because of cell phones but right now cell phones cannot compete in quality even with high-end compacts. However, it is quite possible to create lensor (lens with sensor) in a shape of small torch that controlled by mobile or tablet using WiFi, bluetouth or something similar. It even can be made with interchangeable lenses. Just put any mount, sensor, battery, SM card and WiFi in very small body, something like 60x60x40 mm for m4/3 standard.
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