[jeswin]

Open standards (and free software as well) do not directly fight closed distributors (both media and software) or ask them to change their ways. But what they do is give a more open upstart a significant advantage; an advantage that helps them offset some of the other shortcomings they have.

So if my company had average content that could reach 2 billion people against Mediaflix's 50m with closed silverlight, I'd still survive. Once I start making better content, Mediaflix is forced to do something or they'll slowly die.

[twoodfin]

So if my company had average content that could reach 2 billion people against Mediaflix's 50m with closed silverlight, I'd still survive.

Your company is called YouTube, and it's doing just fine.

[loup-vaillant]

Where are the latest Hollyood hotness on YouTube? I only found teasers, third party fair use, and deleted videos and accounts.

[twoodfin]

Hence "average content". The studios are the reason Netflix has to serve their content with DRM, and they're fairly unanimous about it.