I'm not holding my breath. Looking at the pace of progress in the browser world I would say it's a safe bet that at least another 5 years will pass before @font-face becomes a serious option for public sites...
As a web designer here is my stance:<p>- I will only use free fonts<p>- I will only use patent-unencumbered fonts<p>- I will only use less-than-100k fonts<p>That's my credo.