Gavin, with all the respect, but you just said: the limit will be raised.

So the problem is not anymore, whether you guys (whoever you are) will decide to raise the limit - the problem is now: what will happen next?

I personally find it offensive, and a bit awkward, that developers of this project could make some decision with an argument like: "we are the people who are actually writing code and using Bitcoin for products and services, so it needs to happen"
Seriously?

You know that all the mining pools have actual incentive in keeping it at 1MB - don't you?
At least the current mining pools - after you increase the limit the balance might change.
So first of all, I don't think a developers voice counts more than a non-developers voice. Or a merchant's..
And second, even if it did, there are bigger powers out there that you need to convince - how are you planing to do that, when obviously there already are people who are convincing them otherwise?
So once again with a respect, I admire your self confidence, but just cannot wait to see it happen. I will surely follow the flow, though I hope that the wold of bitcoin is not going to like a system where developers along with corporations setup the protocol, without even asking anyone else.