That is a valid point, but I think some power is still retained by the consumer in the sense that they can reject individual DRM implementations and accept othe

That is a valid point, but I think some power is still retained by the consumer in the sense that they can reject individual DRM implementations and accept others, while with Flash they're forced to install it if one provider they wish to use requires it. The point of user-hostility is the only point that is an obvious problem to me; if the CDM was sandboxed and had a very limited set of access beyond it - pretty much the same environment provided by Flash - I'd be happy.