Neil Young's successful Pono has proved that there is a market for hi-res with mass-market appeal. If Apple can levy the necessary brunt behind the music-sales market to push competitive pricing to the masses -- not to mention, if rumour is founded -- 2014/2015 may be the first year of a penetrative market for hi-res audio.
Of course, Apple need to upgrade iOS software to properly handle the needs of hi-res audio. You can be sure, Ω will follow this closely.