You don't need to get defensive. You're obsessed with CODA. I'm obsessed with d20. You believe it won't work in d20. I believe it can.
As for Mutants & Masterminds, while many dubbed it as a 2nd-gen d20 ruleset, the game product -- designed by Steve Kenson -- does not contain that little square "d20 System" logo. Nor does it claim compatibility nor co-adaptability with known standard d20 games like D&D.
Simply put, someone just took the System Reference Document and create a whole different ruleset, all legal under the Open Gaming License.
No, it's not cross-compatible with d20-labeled products, but in the coming months we'll see "M&M Superlink" products that takes advantage of this ruleset.
And while you say it's okay for that genre, I think it can do more. After all, the HERO System is spawned off from Champion and -- thanks to Steve Long -- they're reviving a lot of genre books from fantasy to science fiction and in-between.
So, let's agree to disagree, Tobian.