Would love to see SM license some of these newer technologies.  I kind of see it becoming the only way they can continue forward at some point.  Take a look at TressFX:
http://www.amd.com/en-us/innovations/software-technologies/technologies-gaming/tressfx

Now why don't we have that? 

Then look at iClone and its growing list of licensed tech (Physx, HumanIK, SpeedTree...)...

Grrrr.