> Even though the tablet focus was the original vision for the software, it's become less of a specific focus as time has gone on, just because more people are interested in just the more general "ease of use" type aspect. There are more people using MoI with a mouse than with a tablet.

I have a wacom intuos tablet. To be honest, I didn't even try it once with MoI. :)
Mouse + keyboard has always been easier, more comfortable for me with 3d programs. On the other hand, tablet is a must have for painting/texturing/sculpting purposes. My two cents...