If the Client Profile is the default, more developers will use it, resulting in better acceptance of the Client Profile, which is basically a win-win-situation for developers and users. The Client Profile, as you already said, simplifies deployment for the developer, and decreases the download size for the end user. It's, in my opinion, a good thing to use it as default.
You can switch to the full framework later anyway, if it is really necessary.
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