MS seems like they are always cutting a deal with someone to make a technology functional on their OS's only.
Games are another good example of this, although less visible. Often games are released to the MS platform first and then Mac and so on. Many game developers including the graphic artists use a Unix variant to actaully develop the game. Id Software is just one example of a company that releases binaries for there games for assorted Unix platforms. My hope is that this becomes a more common practice in the future.
As for these other technologies, trust in those with the skills to bring us a solution. RIAA and others in that industry may as well go away. Greed is a shollow act, and there will always be a group of individuals that are smarter than they are who make a circumvention device and publish it on the net.
I personaly just refuse to buy such technology. It is a small and meaningless act for these companies if I choose to do so, but if enough people did it, the message would be clear, not to mention expensive in terms of profit loss.
