> They will lose some media deals if they offer a Linux port.
To be honest, no, they won't.
In fact, they'll likely lose some if they do. They've been able to sell some media execs on the (false) premise that Silverlight == DRM == security == anti-piracy, so as long as Silverlight's DRM remains unavailable on Linux (ie, until the end of time), they won't offer official support on Linux.
The alternatives for them would be to
a) use Silverlight, but without DRM so that Linux users can use Moonlight.
b) use Flash
c) use some other technology
(A) will never happen because they'll lose all their deals. (B) will never happen for the same reason. (C) will never happen because it would take too much time to roll something from scratch, and even then you have the same problem of DRM.
So, at the end of the day, DRM once again gives users every incentive to pirate rather than pay!
To be honest, no, they won't.
In fact, they'll likely lose some if they do. They've been able to sell some media execs on the (false) premise that Silverlight == DRM == security == anti-piracy, so as long as Silverlight's DRM remains unavailable on Linux (ie, until the end of time), they won't offer official support on Linux.
The alternatives for them would be to
a) use Silverlight, but without DRM so that Linux users can use Moonlight.
b) use Flash
c) use some other technology
(A) will never happen because they'll lose all their deals. (B) will never happen for the same reason. (C) will never happen because it would take too much time to roll something from scratch, and even then you have the same problem of DRM.
So, at the end of the day, DRM once again gives users every incentive to pirate rather than pay!