Plus, http, which this is based on, is an open and wide standard. Apple is pointing out that the alternative - flash - is not as open, even if it's proprietary

Plus, http, which this is based on, is an open and wide standard. Apple is pointing out that the alternative - flash - is not as open, even if it's proprietary player is on more platforms. I do find the reality distortion field that has people claiming adobe is more open than apple to be pretty powerful. Apples core technologies are generally open sourced, while I can't think of any open sourced adobe software.