I guess I did miss that link didn't I :)
It's not a compilation of risks versus a MDM, it is a list of what EAS
policies are enforced on various phone OS's. It should ge a start for you.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/1150.exchange-activesync-client-comparison-table.a
We use MobileIron and it has worked very well for both our Droids and iPhones.
Mass amount of security policies that can be used along with lockdown and sync
policies. You can also implement application policies that can be helpful for
corporate owned devices. We will be using this for our WP