There are two different meanings of "plugin" being used here. The CDM plugin does just one thing (the DRM stuff) compared to, say, Flash, which is a gigantic th

There are two different meanings of "plugin" being used here. The CDM plugin does just one thing (the DRM stuff) compared to, say, Flash, which is a gigantic thing. DRM still sucks, but it's a clear improvement from a security/attack surface point of view.