I'm always curious about why anyone would want to FIGHT GAS. Like with the other kind of gas, it works better when you let it work its way out. I had it with bicycles, until I didn't. I have it with camera gear now - someday I won't. Obviously you shouldn't spend more than you can afford, but short of that, its fun. I love photography, but I also love cameras. I just love figuring out and getting comfortable with making them work and am always thrilled when I find one that seems to work just like I do and there's simply no fighting the gear - it almost becomes an extension of yourself. And in these days of such amazing technical progress, GAS is really awesome. We'll probably hit a plateau at some point - I mean once you can comfortably shoot at ISO 6400 with amazing DR, its just down to features at that point. And most new sensors are pretty much capable of that. So, maybe GAS will slow down when, as, and if the rate of innovation plateaus, but its just not something I fight. Its something I rather enjoy. I just keep it within my financial resources (no Leica M's or pro-level DSLR's - fortunately no real desire for either - but I can afford a pretty nice m43 setup and a limited Fuji setup and the occasional compact...), and celebrate it rather than fighting it.
I can't WAIT to see what happens to compacts over the next year and I'm pretty sure I won't sit it out. I may not buy another system body next year (although probably a new lens or two), but I will almost certainly buy a compact or two as various makers come out with their RX100 competitors...
-Ray