I just found out an interesting analogy. Is it really smart to support only the majority and simply ignore the minority ? There are a few important Video Hosting websites like Metacafe , Youtube and others who offer video only in Flash format. And why not ? The statistics clearly show that 95 percent have flash installed (edit : 99 according to Adobe). That's good business. Why should the websites care about the rest of 5 percent ? That would be a waste of money , converting all videos in different formats and storing them. And still there are a number of websites like gametrailers or ted who with generosity allows you to select different formats like mp4 , Quicktime Mov , and even WMV. So, if I'm on a street somewhere, waiting maybe for the train I can just pull my iphone and watch a video by choosing the mp4 format. Or even more common, maybe I have a new ultra portable laptop with a low power CPU. The low power CPU is a good idea because it allows longer battery time, smaller laptops - but they are enough for music, movies , browsing the internet. But they are not enough for CPU hungry flash videos. So is it really just good business to support only the majority and simply ignore the minority ?