the truth is, we dont know where digital is going... its in its' absolute infancy... even 5 only 5 years ago, it wasnt anywhere near as good as it is today... and what is available to the consumer now is beginning to replace the 35mm SLR camera...
what is important is that the SLR process is very much the same...
what may be disappointing to some people is that digital is making photography so muchmore available to the normal person... and may have prevented me from getting involved as well.
i sometimes wonder what i would've done with all the money i've spent on my cameras +equipment
that said...i choose digital