@Laughing Man: lol, he doesn't want to make a point. All he wants to do is to make money by being the lesser evil (in that particular case). Btw, I wonder if google's theora push can make it an alternative in html5's video implementation?

Personally, I'd feel the web would be more neutral if I don't need to install specific 3rd party proprietary plugin to enjoy contents from it. Especially for something as prevalent as video streaming. On the other hand, sure, I guess you can rationalize that Adobe has done their homework and positioned themselves smartly to enjoy such monopoly now.